# Behru Village, Jaisinghpur, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Jaisinghpur, Kangra 

# Behru

Behru is a village in Jaisinghpur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176094**. The 2011 Census counted **66 people in 17 households**, the 195th largest of 218 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 93.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 85.2%.

- 66people (2011)
- 17households
- 93.1%literacy
- 176094PIN code

## Behru PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Behru is 176094.** Behru falls in Jaisinghpur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176094
- Community development blockLambagaon
- Census village code011272

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

## How far is Behru from nearby towns?

- Jaisinghpur (sub-district HQ)21 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)68 km by road
- Palampur (nearest town)28 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 Behru?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Behru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Suan
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Jalag
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shiv Nagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahpur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells and canal / river
- 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 Behru known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 17% of the 36 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 Behru

Of every 100 households in Behru in 2011, 100 had electricity, 71 a toilet at home and 29 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Behru · ■ Jaisinghpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****71%**

**85%

No toilet (open defecation) ****29%**

**14%

Tap water ****100%**

**98%

Drinking water within premises ****94%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****29%**

**48%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****71%**

**51%

Use banking services ****100%**

**95%

Television ****71%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****82%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**4%

None of these assets ****12%**

**6%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Behru?

■ Behru · ■ Jaisinghpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****93.1%**

**85.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**1186

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1667**

**878

Working population ****71.2%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.3% for men and 92.9% for women. 58% of men and 85% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 1 (2%) · **■** Marginal 46 (98%)

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 Jaisinghpur

- Amb74 people
- Bhagaina71 people
- Pat70 people
- Dali68 people
- Dadu66 people
- Bajot65 people
- Kalhera64 people
- Bhaudi61 people

[All 222 villages in Jaisinghpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/jaisinghpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Behru?176094
- How far is Behru from Dharmsala?68 km by road
- What is the population of Behru?66 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Behru in?Kangra district (Jaisinghpur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Behru?93.1% (Census 2011)