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About Behar Village

Behar is a mid sized village in Nakodar tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 776, made up of 407 males and 369 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 320 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144041, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Behar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Behar village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Nakodar
Pincode 144041
Area (hectares) 320 hectares
Population 776
Male Population 407
Female Population 369
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Behar compares

By the 2011 count Behar is the 84th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents. Its 320 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Behar

Behar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Behar as Available within 5 - 10 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 Behar from other places

Behar lies about 38 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Sidhwan, about 12 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 Behar
Nearest railway station Sidhwan 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Nakodar 16 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 38 km

Villages closest to Behar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Behar village had a population of 776. That makes it the 84th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents.

Behar village has 407 males and 369 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Behar has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Behar is 144041. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Behar covers 320 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Behar falls under Nakodar tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Behar is Sidhwan, about 12 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Behar.

Behar is about 38 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Behar is in Nakodar tehsil of Jalandhar district. Sidhwan is about 12 km away. Nakodar is about 16 km away. Jalandhar is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhaula (under 2 km), Raipur Araian (1.7 km) and Baghela (2.0 km).

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

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