About Behra Village

Behra is a small village in Sarath tehsil, in the district of Deoghar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 434, made up of 224 males and 210 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 116 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815353, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Behra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Behra village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Deoghar
Tehsil	Sarath
Pincode	815353
Area (hectares)	116 hectares
Population	434
Male Population	224
Female Population	210
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	938
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Behra compares

By the 2011 count Behra is the 136th largest of the 326 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 492 residents. Its 116 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Behra

Behra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Behra as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Behra from other places

Behra lies about 36 km from Deoghar, and the nearest railway station is Joramow Railway Station, about 15 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 Behra
Tehsil headquarters	Sarath	4.8 km
Nearest railway station	Joramow Railway Station	15 km
Nearest town	Madhupur	23 km
District headquarters	Deoghar	36 km

Villages closest to Behra

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

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Common questions about Behra

As per the Census of India 2011, Behra village had a population of 434. That makes it the 136th largest of the 326 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 492 residents.

Behra village has 224 males and 210 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Behra has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Behra is 815353. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Behra covers 116 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Behra falls under Sarath tehsil of Deoghar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Behra is Joramow Railway Station, about 15 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Behra.

Behra is about 36 km from Deoghar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Behra is in Sarath tehsil of Deoghar district. Sarath is about 4.8 km away. Joramow Railway Station is about 15 km away. Madhupur is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.