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About Behli Village

Behli is a small village in Ramshahr tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 33, made up of 17 males and 16 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 19.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174102, 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 Ramshahr
Pincode 174102
Area (hectares) 19.63 hectares
Population 33
Male Population 17
Female Population 16
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
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 the 194th largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 151 residents. Its 19.63 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 992.

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 Ramshahr 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 Ramshahr 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 33. That makes it the 194th largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 151 residents.

Behli village has 17 males and 16 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Behli has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Behli is 174102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Behli covers 19.63 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.

Behli falls under Ramshahr 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 Ramshahr tehsil of Solan district. Kiratpur Sahib is about 5.4 km away. Ramshahr 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 Jangal Ramgarh (1.8 km), Baheri (4.6 km) and Kamal (5.3 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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