About Behna Village

Behna is a mid sized village in Sundarnagar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 659, made up of 325 males and 334 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,028 females per 1000 males. The village covers 132 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175001, 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	Sundarnagar
Pincode	175001
Area (hectares)	132 hectares
Population	659
Male Population	325
Female Population	334
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,028
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 43rd largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 549 residents. Its 132 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 993.

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	Sundarnagar	14 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 Sundarnagar 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 659. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 549 residents.

Behna village has 325 males and 334 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Behna has about 1028 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Behna is 175001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Behna covers 132 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Behna falls under Sundarnagar 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 Sundarnagar tehsil of Mandi district. Mandi is about 6.4 km away. Sundarnagar is about 14 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.