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About Behala Village

Behala is a small village in Narayangarh tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 217, made up of 123 males and 94 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 764 females per 1000 males. The village covers 23.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721451, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Behala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Behala village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Narayangarh
Pincode 721451
Area (hectares) 23.9 hectares
Population 217
Male Population 123
Female Population 94
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 764
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Behala compares

By the 2011 count Behala is the 326th largest of the 446 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 618 residents. Its 23.9 hectares work out to about 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Behala

The census records public bus service for Behala as Available within <5 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 <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bartarashya, Basdebpur, Basudebpur and Basutya. 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 Behala

As per the Census of India 2011, Behala village had a population of 217. That makes it the 326th largest of the 446 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 618 residents.

Behala village has 123 males and 94 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Behala has about 764 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Behala is 721451. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Behala covers 23.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Behala falls under Narayangarh tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Behala notes the nearest railway station 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 - 10 km distance for Behala.

Behala is in Narayangarh 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 Behala today is likely to be higher.

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