# Behra Village, Arrah, Bhojpur (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Arrah, Bhojpur 

# Behra

Behra is a village in Arrah sub-district of Bhojpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,087 people in 338 households**, the 39th largest of 90 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.9%.

- 2,087people (2011)
- 338households
- 67.8%literacy
- 961females per 1,000 males

## Behra PIN code and other codes

Behra falls in Arrah sub-district, Bhojpur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatAgarsanda
- Community development blockArrah
- Census village code246718

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Behra from nearby towns?

- Arrah (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Arrah (district HQ)20 km by road
- Arrah (nearest town)20 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Behra?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Behra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Shahpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Arrah
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Arrah
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 6 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Behra known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 100% of the 234 hectares of village land is sown, and 29 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Behra

Of every 100 households in Behra in 2011, 1 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Behra · ■ Arrah rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****72%**

**75%

Tap water ****3%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****81%**

**76%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**91%

Use banking services ****72%**

**61%

Television ****19%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****28%**

**21%

Own their home ****98%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Behra?

■ Behra · ■ Arrah rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.8%**

**69.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****961**

**890

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1076**

**900

Working population ****20.7%**

**27.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.4% for men and 51.2% for women. 36% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 116 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 100 (23%) · **■** Household industry 38 (9%) · **■** Other work 68 (16%) · **■** Marginal 111 (26%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Arrah

- Ratanpur2,238 people
- Chanda2,154 people
- Paut2,122 people
- Sukulpur2,120 people
- Karra2,058 people
- Balua2,031 people
- Lachhmanpur1,859 people
- Bhadea1,821 people

[All 115 villages in Arrah](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhojpur/arrah/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Behra from Arrah?20 km by road
- What is the population of Behra?2,087 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Behra in?Bhojpur district (Arrah sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Behra?67.8% (Census 2011)