About Behaun Village

Behaun is a small village in Kotkhai tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 215, made up of 97 males and 118 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,216 females per 1000 males. The village covers 123 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Behaun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Behaun village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Kotkhai
Pincode	171202
Area (hectares)	123 hectares
Population	215
Male Population	97
Female Population	118
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,216
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Behaun compares

By the 2011 count Behaun is the 70th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 174 residents. Its 123 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Behaun

Behaun is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Behaun 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. The nearest villages by name are Bandli, Banogra, Baramu and Bareon. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Behaun

As per the Census of India 2011, Behaun village had a population of 215. That makes it the 70th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 174 residents.

Behaun village has 97 males and 118 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Behaun has about 1216 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Behaun is 171202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Behaun covers 123 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Behaun falls under Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Behaun notes the nearest railway station 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 Behaun.

Behaun is in Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.