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About Behrewala Village

Behrewala is a mid sized village in Paonta Sahib tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,124, made up of 575 males and 549 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 138.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173025, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Behrewala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Behrewala village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Paonta Sahib
Pincode 173025
Area (hectares) 138.22 hectares
Population 1,124
Male Population 575
Female Population 549
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Behrewala compares

By the 2011 count Behrewala is the 38th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 943 residents. Its 138.22 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Behrewala

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

Behrewala lies about 33 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 42 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 Behrewala
Tehsil headquarters Paonta Sahib 2.5 km
Nearest town Pāonta Sāhib 2.5 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 33 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 42 km

Villages closest to Behrewala

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Paonta Sahib 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 Behrewala

As per the Census of India 2011, Behrewala village had a population of 1,124. That makes it the 38th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 943 residents.

Behrewala village has 575 males and 549 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Behrewala has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Behrewala is 173025. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Behrewala covers 138.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Behrewala falls under Paonta Sahib tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Behrewala is Dehradun, about 42 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 Behrewala.

Behrewala is about 33 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Behrewala is in Paonta Sahib tehsil of Sirmaur district. Paonta Sahib is about 2.5 km away. Pāonta Sāhib is about 2.5 km away. Sirmaur is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhungarni (under 2 km), Patti Natha Singh (under 2 km) and Nihal Garh (1.6 km).

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

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