About Behra Village

Behra is a large village in Dera Bassi tehsil, in the district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,046, made up of 1,642 males and 1,404 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 855 females per 1000 males. The village covers 529 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140507, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Behra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Behra village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar
Tehsil	Dera Bassi
Pincode	140507
Area (hectares)	529 hectares
Population	3,046
Male Population	1,642
Female Population	1,404
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	855
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Behra compares

By the 2011 count Behra is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents. Its 529 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 866.

Getting to Behra

Behra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Behra as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Ghagghar, about 8.1 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	Dera Bassi	6.8 km
Nearest town	Basi	6.8 km
Nearest railway station	Ghagghar	8.1 km
District headquarters	Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar	22 km

Villages closest to Behra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dera Bassi 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 3,046. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents.

Behra village has 1,642 males and 1,404 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Behra has about 855 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 866.

The pincode recorded for Behra is 140507. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Behra covers 529 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Behra falls under Dera Bassi tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Behra is Ghagghar, about 8.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Behra.

Behra is about 22 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Behra is in Dera Bassi tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district. Dera Bassi is about 6.8 km away. Basi is about 6.8 km away. Ghagghar is about 8.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.