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About Behara Village

Behara is a mid sized village in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 559, made up of 296 males and 263 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Behara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Behara village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Shaligram Ram Narayanpur
Pincode 825403
Area (hectares) 81 hectares
Population 559
Male Population 296
Female Population 263
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 889
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 Behara compares

By the 2011 count Behara is the 111th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 758 residents. Its 81 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Behara

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

Behara lies about 5.9 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Katkamsandi, about 30 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 Behara
Tehsil headquarters Shaligram Ram Narayanpur 5.9 km
District headquarters Chatra 5.9 km
Nearest town Chatrā 5.9 km
Nearest railway station Katkamsandi 30 km

Villages closest to Behara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur 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 Behara

As per the Census of India 2011, Behara village had a population of 559. That makes it the 111th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 758 residents.

Behara village has 296 males and 263 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Behara has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Behara is 825403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Behara covers 81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Behara falls under Shaligram Ram Narayanpur tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Behara is Katkamsandi, about 30 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 Behara.

Behara is about 5.9 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Behara is in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur tehsil of Chatra district. Shaligram Ram Narayanpur is about 5.9 km away. Chatra is about 5.9 km away. Chatrā is about 5.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bharari (under 2 km), Choukhara (under 2 km) and Narainatari (under 2 km).

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

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