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About Behli Village

Behli is a small village in Nalagarh tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 30, made up of 23 males and 7 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 304 females per 1000 males. The village covers 67.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Behli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Behli village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Nalagarh
Pincode 174101
Area (hectares) 67.1 hectares
Population 30
Male Population 23
Female Population 7
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 304
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 Behli compares

By the 2011 count Behli is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 362 residents. Its 67.1 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Behli

Behli is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Behli 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 Behli from other places

Behli lies about 59 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Kiratpur Sahib, about 5.4 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 Behli
Nearest railway station Kiratpur Sahib 5.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Nalagarh 23 km
Nearest town Nangal 29 km
District headquarters Solan 59 km

Villages closest to Behli

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 Behli

As per the Census of India 2011, Behli village had a population of 30. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 362 residents.

Behli village has 23 males and 7 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Behli has about 304 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 918.

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

Behli covers 67.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Behli is Kiratpur Sahib, about 5.4 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 Behli.

Behli is about 59 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Behli is in Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district. Kiratpur Sahib is about 5.4 km away. Nalagarh is about 23 km away. Nangal is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chikni (under 2 km), Kulari (3.8 km) and Bagheri (4.6 km).

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

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