# Behra Village, Sikta, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/sikta/behra/ Village · Sikta, Pashchim Champaran # Behra Behra is a village in Sikta sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar, PIN code **845307**. The 2011 Census counted **12,733 people in 2,123 households**, the 2nd largest of 60 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.8%. - 12,733people (2011) - 2,123households - 59.0%literacy - 845307PIN code ## Behra PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Behra is 845307.** Behra falls in Sikta sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. - PIN code845307 - Gram panchayatBehra - Community development blockSikta - Census village code217240 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? - Sikta (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Bettiah (district HQ)38 km by road - Bettiah (nearest town)38 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? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Behra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn 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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bettiah - ○Degree college10+ km · Bettiah - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 8 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 89% of the 782 hectares of village land is sown, and 199 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, 0 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Behra · ■ Sikta rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **1% Toilet within the home ****12%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****88%** **87% Tap water ****0%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****61%** **40% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **96% Use banking services ****22%** **29% Television ****2%** **6% Mobile phone ****61%** **52% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****24%** **26% Own their home ****99%** **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 · ■ Sikta rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****59.0%** **54.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****898** **898 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****961** **951 Working population ****33.3%** **37.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 67.8% for men and 49.0% for women. 43% of men and 22% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 628 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 703 (17%) · **■** Household industry 26 (1%) · **■** Other work 551 (13%) · **■** Marginal 2,330 (55%) 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 Sikta - Haripur12,959 people - Sargatia12,060 people - Puraina10,232 people - Dhankutwa8,351 people - Baisakhwa6,578 people [All 61 villages in Sikta](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/sikta/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Behra?845307 - How far is Behra from Bettiah?38 km by road - What is the population of Behra?12,733 (Census 2011) - Which district is Behra in?Pashchim Champaran district (Sikta sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Behra?59.0% (Census 2011)