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About Behndu Village

Behndu is a small village in Nalagarh tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 68, made up of 35 males and 33 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 110.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Behndu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Behndu village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Nalagarh
Pincode 174101
Area (hectares) 110.56 hectares
Population 68
Male Population 35
Female Population 33
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Behndu compares

By the 2011 count Behndu is the 234th largest of the 270 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 362 residents. Its 110.56 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Behndu

Behndu is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Behndu as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Behndu from other places

Behndu lies about 51 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Kiratpur Sahib, about 11 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 Behndu
Nearest railway station Kiratpur Sahib 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Nalagarh 17 km
Nearest town Baddi 28 km
District headquarters Solan 51 km

Villages closest to Behndu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Behndu village had a population of 68. That makes it the 234th largest of the 270 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 362 residents.

Behndu village has 35 males and 33 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Behndu has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 918.

The pincode recorded for Behndu is 174101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Behndu covers 110.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Behndu falls under Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Behndu is Kiratpur Sahib, about 11 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Behndu.

Behndu is about 51 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Behndu is in Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district. Kiratpur Sahib is about 11 km away. Nalagarh is about 17 km away. Baddi is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Janaon (under 2 km), Kotla Jhajjar (under 2 km) and Dhala Thaon (under 2 km).

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

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