# Behkari Village, Shahpur, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Shahpur, Kangra 

# Behkari

Behkari is a village in Shahpur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176208**. The 2011 Census counted **119 people in 29 households**, the 125th largest of 152 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 83.3%.

- 119people (2011)
- 29households
- 89.4%literacy
- 176208PIN code

## Behkari PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Behkari is 176208.** Behkari falls in Shahpur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176208
- Community development blockRait
- Census village code009459

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

## How far is Behkari from nearby towns?

- Shahpur (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)18 km by road
- Kangra (nearest town)15 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 Behkari?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Behkari; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Rajol
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Rajol
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shahpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahpur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and hand pumps
- 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 Behkari known for?

The main crops are **paddy and pulses**. About 88% of the 39 hectares of village land is sown, and 35 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 Behkari

Of every 100 households in Behkari in 2011, 100 had electricity, 89 a toilet at home and 89 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 36 a two-wheeler and 21 a car.

■ Behkari · ■ Shahpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****89%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****11%**

**51%

Tap water ****100%**

**89%

Drinking water within premises ****93%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****89%**

**49%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****11%**

**50%

Use banking services ****96%**

**94%

Television ****100%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****36%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****21%**

**6%

None of these assets ****0%**

**10%

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 Behkari?

■ Behkari · ■ Shahpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.4%**

**83.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1204**

**1040

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**911

Working population ****30.3%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.1% for men and 83.9% for women. 56% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 3 (8%) · **■** Other work 13 (36%) · **■** Marginal 20 (56%)

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 Shahpur

- Jhikla Baranj166 people
- Lag157 people
- Salwana154 people
- Upperla Sidhpur143 people
- Jalari118 people
- Lahlar118 people
- Dhanotu Khas116 people
- Uni109 people

[All 160 villages in Shahpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/shahpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Behkari?176208
- How far is Behkari from Dharmsala?18 km by road
- What is the population of Behkari?119 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Behkari in?Kangra district (Shahpur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Behkari?89.4% (Census 2011)