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About Beh Village

Beh is a small village in Jawali tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 89, made up of 44 males and 45 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,023 females per 1000 males. The village covers 78.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Beh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Beh village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jawali
Pincode 176023
Area (hectares) 78.44 hectares
Population 89
Male Population 44
Female Population 45
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,023
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Beh compares

By the 2011 count Beh is the 167th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 570 residents. Its 78.44 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Beh

The census records public bus service for Beh as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Beh from other places

Beh lies about 24 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Jawanwala Shahr, about 4.1 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Beh
Tehsil headquarters Jawali 3.8 km
Nearest railway station Jawanwala Shahr 4.1 km
District headquarters Kangra 24 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 28 km

Villages closest to Beh

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jawali tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Beh

As per the Census of India 2011, Beh village had a population of 89. That makes it the 167th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 570 residents.

Beh village has 44 males and 45 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Beh has about 1023 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1026.

The pincode recorded for Beh is 176023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Beh covers 78.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Beh falls under Jawali tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Beh is Jawanwala Shahr, about 4.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Beh.

Beh is about 24 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Beh is in Jawali tehsil of Kangra district. Jawali is about 3.8 km away. Jawanwala Shahr is about 4.1 km away. Kangra is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kimman (under 2 km), Bagrur (1.5 km) and Sirmani (1.5 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Beh today is likely to be higher.

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