About Behal Village

Behal is a small village in Baldwara tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 153, made up of 82 males and 71 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 866 females per 1000 males. The village covers 48.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175034, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Behal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Behal village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Baldwara
Pincode	175034
Area (hectares)	48.27 hectares
Population	153
Male Population	82
Female Population	71
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	866
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Behal compares

By the 2011 count Behal is the 111th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 329 residents. Its 48.27 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1051.

Getting to Behal

Behal is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Behal as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Behal from other places

Behal lies about 32 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 38 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 Behal
Nearest town	Sundarnagar	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Baldwara	27 km
District headquarters	Mandi	32 km
Nearest railway station	Summer Hill	38 km

Villages closest to Behal

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

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Common questions about Behal

As per the Census of India 2011, Behal village had a population of 153. That makes it the 111th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 329 residents.

Behal village has 82 males and 71 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Behal has about 866 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1051.

The pincode recorded for Behal is 175034. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Behal covers 48.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Behal falls under Baldwara tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Behal is Summer Hill, about 38 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Behal.

Behal is about 32 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Behal is in Baldwara tehsil of Mandi district. Sundarnagar is about 15 km away. Baldwara is about 27 km away. Mandi is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.