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About Behlan Village

Behlan is a small village in Bangana tehsil, in the district of Una, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 475, made up of 233 males and 242 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,039 females per 1000 males. The village covers 448.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177039, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Behlan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Behlan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Una
Tehsil Bangana
Pincode 177039
Area (hectares) 448.54 hectares
Population 475
Male Population 233
Female Population 242
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,039
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 Behlan compares

By the 2011 count Behlan is the 36th largest of the 300 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 241 residents. Its 448.54 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1034.

Getting to Behlan

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

Behlan lies about 34 km from Una, and the nearest railway station is Amb Andaura, 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 Behlan
Nearest railway station Amb Andaura 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Bangana 24 km
Nearest town Talwāra 33 km
District headquarters Una 34 km

Villages closest to Behlan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Behlan village had a population of 475. That makes it the 36th largest of the 300 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 241 residents.

Behlan village has 233 males and 242 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Behlan has about 1039 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1034.

The pincode recorded for Behlan is 177039. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Behlan covers 448.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Behlan falls under Bangana tehsil of Una district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Behlan is Amb Andaura, 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 Behlan.

Behlan is about 34 km from Una in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Behlan is in Bangana tehsil of Una district. Amb Andaura is about 11 km away. Bangana is about 24 km away. Talwāra 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 Behi (under 2 km), D P F Behlan (under 2 km) and Rajpura (under 2 km).

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

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