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About Behdali Village

Behdali is a mid sized village in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil, in the district of Rupnagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,157, made up of 612 males and 545 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 187 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140013, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Behdali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Behdali village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Rupnagar
Tehsil Chamkaur Sahib
Pincode 140013
Area (hectares) 187 hectares
Population 1,157
Male Population 612
Female Population 545
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 891
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Behdali compares

By the 2011 count Behdali is the 41st largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 752 residents. Its 187 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 892.

Getting to Behdali

The census records public bus service for Behdali 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Behdali from other places

Behdali lies about 36 km from Rupnagar, and the nearest railway station is Fatehgarh Sahib, about 1.7 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 Behdali
Nearest railway station Fatehgarh Sahib 1.7 km
Nearest town Sirhind 2.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Chamkaur Sahib 26 km
District headquarters Rupnagar 36 km

Villages closest to Behdali

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chamkaur Sahib 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 Behdali

As per the Census of India 2011, Behdali village had a population of 1,157. That makes it the 41st largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 752 residents.

Behdali village has 612 males and 545 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Behdali has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 892.

The pincode recorded for Behdali is 140013. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Behdali covers 187 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Behdali falls under Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Behdali is Fatehgarh Sahib, about 1.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Behdali.

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

Behdali is in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district. Fatehgarh Sahib is about 1.7 km away. Sirhind is about 2.6 km away. Chamkaur Sahib is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhalian (under 2 km), Chutamali (under 2 km) and Paprali (under 2 km).

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

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