About Behna Village

Behna is a small village in Sarkaghat tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 168, made up of 81 males and 87 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,074 females per 1000 males. The village covers 30.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175024, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Behna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Behna village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Sarkaghat
Pincode	175024
Area (hectares)	30.33 hectares
Population	168
Male Population	81
Female Population	87
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,074
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Behna compares

By the 2011 count Behna is the 139th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 330 residents. Its 30.33 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1086.

Getting to Behna

Behna is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Behna as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Behna from other places

Behna lies about 6.4 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 39 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 Behna
District headquarters	Mandi	6.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sarkaghat	21 km
Nearest railway station	Buffer Stop	39 km

Villages closest to Behna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Behna village had a population of 168. That makes it the 139th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 330 residents.

Behna village has 81 males and 87 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Behna has about 1074 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1086.

The pincode recorded for Behna is 175024. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Behna covers 30.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Behna falls under Sarkaghat tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Behna is Buffer Stop, about 39 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Behna.

Behna is about 6.4 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Behna is in Sarkaghat tehsil of Mandi district. Mandi is about 6.4 km away. Sarkaghat is about 21 km away. Buffer Stop is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.