# Behta Village, Sonbarsa, Saharsa (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saharsa/sonbarsa/behta/ Village · Sonbarsa, Saharsa # Behta Behta is a village in Sonbarsa sub-district of Saharsa district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,852 people in 865 households**, the 16th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 52.4%. - 4,852people (2011) - 865households - 53.8%literacy - 1,001females per 1,000 males ## Behta PIN code and other codes Behta falls in Sonbarsa sub-district, Saharsa district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatDehad - Community development blockSonbarsa - Census village code226542 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Behta from nearby towns? - Sonbarsa (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Saharsa (district HQ)36 km by road - Saharasa (nearest town)36 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 Behta? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Behta; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Saharsa - ○Degree college5–10 km · Saharsa - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Saharsa - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 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 Behta known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 95% of the 551 hectares of village land is sown, and 239 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 Behta Of every 100 households in Behta in 2011, 8 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Behta · ■ Sonbarsa rural average Electricity for lighting ****8%** **3% Toilet within the home ****10%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****79%** **88% Tap water ****2%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****37%** **54% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **97% Use banking services ****42%** **44% Television ****6%** **4% Mobile phone ****58%** **44% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****3%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****34%** **40% 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 Behta? ■ Behta · ■ Sonbarsa rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****53.8%** **52.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1001** **916 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****926** **937 Working population ****41.5%** **33.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 64.7% for men and 43.2% for women. 49% of men and 34% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 301 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 257 (13%) · **■** Household industry 32 (2%) · **■** Other work 193 (10%) · **■** Marginal 1,231 (61%) 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 Sonbarsa - Mokma5,959 people - Barsam5,089 people - Atlakha5,056 people - Dahad4,996 people - Gonram4,783 people - Barahi4,768 people - Amirta4,722 people - Mahua patti Dakhin wari4,649 people [All 59 villages in Sonbarsa](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saharsa/sonbarsa/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Behta from Saharsa?36 km by road - What is the population of Behta?4,852 (Census 2011) - Which district is Behta in?Saharsa district (Sonbarsa sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Behta?53.8% (Census 2011)