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About Behara Shai Village

Behara Shai is a small village in Keshiary tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 385, made up of 203 males and 182 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 68.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721135, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Behara Shai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Behara Shai village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Keshiary
Pincode 721135
Area (hectares) 68.25 hectares
Population 385
Male Population 203
Female Population 182
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 897
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Behara Shai compares

By the 2011 count Behara Shai is the 115th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 741 residents. Its 68.25 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Behara Shai

Behara Shai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Behara Shai 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Barar, Bararia, Bari and Bari Bandku. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Behara Shai

As per the Census of India 2011, Behara Shai village had a population of 385. That makes it the 115th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 741 residents.

Behara Shai village has 203 males and 182 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Behara Shai has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Behara Shai is 721135. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Behara Shai covers 68.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Behara Shai falls under Keshiary tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Behara Shai notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ 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 Behara Shai.

Behara Shai is in Keshiary tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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