# Behar Village, Dera Gopipur, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/dera-gopipur/behar/ Village · Dera Gopipur, Kangra # Behar Behar is a village in Dera Gopipur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **177113**. The 2011 Census counted **546 people in 131 households**, the 76th largest of 282 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.9%. - 546people (2011) - 131households - 90.2%literacy - 177113PIN code ## Behar PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Behar is 177113.** Behar falls in Dera Gopipur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code177113 - Community development blockPragpur - Census village code010224 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Behar from nearby towns? - Dera Gopipur (sub-district HQ)19 km by road - Dharmsala (district HQ)80 km by road - Dera Gopipur (nearest town)19 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 Behar? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Behar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Cnanaur - ○Degree college10+ km · Dhaliyara - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nehranpukhar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water - 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 Behar known for? The main crops are **paddy and pulses**. About 51% of the 188 hectares of village land is sown, and 8 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 Behar Of every 100 households in Behar in 2011, 100 had electricity, 81 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Behar · ■ Dera Gopipur rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **98% Toilet within the home ****81%** **66% No toilet (open defecation) ****19%** **34% Tap water ****100%** **89% Drinking water within premises ****76%** **59% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **30% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **69% Use banking services ****100%** **95% Television ****69%** **78% Mobile phone ****47%** **71% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****15%** **18% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **5% None of these assets ****23%** **8% Own their home ****100%** **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 Behar? ■ Behar · ■ Dera Gopipur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****90.2%** **87.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1084** **1067 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****565** **890 Working population ****75.8%** **55.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 96.2% for men and 84.9% for women. 73% of men and 79% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ****** **■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 40 (10%) · **■** Marginal 373 (90%) 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 Dera Gopipur - Panyamal572 people - Dangra563 people - Behi Ghamlehar551 people - Jalakh550 people - Marhere530 people - Mandheli528 people - Jallandhar Lahar513 people - Shivpuri513 people [All 305 villages in Dera Gopipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/dera-gopipur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Behar?177113 - How far is Behar from Dharmsala?80 km by road - What is the population of Behar?546 (Census 2011) - Which district is Behar in?Kangra district (Dera Gopipur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Behar?90.2% (Census 2011)