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About Beharia Village

Beharia is a mid sized village in Goalpokhar II tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 591, made up of 295 males and 296 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,003 females per 1000 males. The village covers 100.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Beharia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Beharia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Goalpokhar II
Pincode 733211
Area (hectares) 100.76 hectares
Population 591
Male Population 295
Female Population 296
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,003
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Beharia compares

By the 2011 count Beharia is the 143rd largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents. Its 100.76 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Beharia

Beharia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Beharia as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Beharia from other places

Beharia lies about 12 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Hatwar, about 6.3 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 Beharia
Nearest railway station Hatwar 6.3 km
Nearest town Kishanganj 8.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Goalpokhar II 12 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 12 km

Villages closest to Beharia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Goalpokhar II 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 Beharia

As per the Census of India 2011, Beharia village had a population of 591. That makes it the 143rd largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents.

Beharia village has 295 males and 296 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Beharia has about 1003 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Beharia is 733211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Beharia covers 100.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Beharia falls under Goalpokhar II tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Beharia is Hatwar, about 6.3 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Beharia.

Beharia is about 12 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Beharia is in Goalpokhar II tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Hatwar is about 6.3 km away. Kishanganj is about 8.7 km away. Goalpokhar II is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chakalia (under 2 km), Ghordhappa (under 2 km) and Kaliara (under 2 km).

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

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