About Behra Village

Behra is a small village in Litipara tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 269, made up of 138 males and 131 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 207 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Behra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Behra village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Pakur
Tehsil	Litipara
Pincode	816102
Area (hectares)	207 hectares
Population	269
Male Population	138
Female Population	131
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	949
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 104th largest of the 258 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 384 residents. Its 207 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 1048.

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 22 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Banshlai Bridge, 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
Nearest railway station	Banshlai Bridge	15 km
District headquarters	Pakur	22 km
Tehsil headquarters	Litipara	26 km

Villages closest to Behra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Litipara 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 269. That makes it the 104th largest of the 258 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 384 residents.

Behra village has 138 males and 131 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Behra has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1048.

The pincode recorded for Behra is 816102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Behra covers 207 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Behra falls under Litipara tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Behra is Banshlai Bridge, 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 22 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Behra is in Litipara tehsil of Pakur district. Banshlai Bridge is about 15 km away. Pakur is about 22 km away. Litipara is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.