# Behran Village, Jhanduta, Bilaspur (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Jhanduta, Bilaspur 

# Behran

Behran is a village in Jhanduta sub-district of Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **174031**. The 2011 Census counted **2,010 people in 419 households**, the 3rd largest of 227 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.2%.

- 2,010people (2011)
- 419households
- 85.3%literacy
- 174031PIN code

## Behran PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Behran is 174031.** Behran falls in Jhanduta sub-district, Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code174031
- Community development blockJhandutta
- Census village code019332

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

## How far is Behran from nearby towns?

- Jhanduta (sub-district HQ)1 km by road
- Bilaspur (district HQ)30 km by road
- Ghumarwin (nearest town)11 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 Behran?

19 services counted by the Census are inside Behran; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn 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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Jhanduta
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Barthin
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Behran known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 42% of the 356 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Behran

Of every 100 households in Behran in 2011, 90 had electricity, 82 a toilet at home and 39 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Behran · ■ Jhanduta rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****82%**

**65%

No toilet (open defecation) ****18%**

**34%

Tap water ****95%**

**91%

Drinking water within premises ****66%**

**47%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****39%**

**20%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****60%**

**79%

Use banking services ****63%**

**78%

Television ****65%**

**70%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**6%

None of these assets ****9%**

**12%

Own their home ****87%**

**96%

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 Behran?

■ Behran · ■ Jhanduta rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.3%**

**85.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1064**

**986

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****889**

**909

Working population ****52.3%**

**63.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.7% for men and 80.4% for women. 54% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 5 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 255 (24%) · **■** Marginal 790 (75%)

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 Jhanduta

- Jhabola2,634 people
- Sunhani2,134 people
- Samoh1,978 people
- Gehrwin1,899 people
- Badgaon1,852 people
- Naghiar1,778 people

[All 277 villages in Jhanduta](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/bilaspur/jhanduta/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Behran?174031
- How far is Behran from Bilaspur?30 km by road
- What is the population of Behran?2,010 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Behran in?Bilaspur district (Jhanduta sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Behran?85.3% (Census 2011)
