# Behna Village, Sundarnagar, Mandi (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Sundarnagar, Mandi 

# Behna

Behna is a village in Sundarnagar sub-district of Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **175001**. The 2011 Census counted **659 people in 145 households**, the 43rd largest of 160 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.4%.

- 659people (2011)
- 145households
- 78.5%literacy
- 175001PIN code

## Behna PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Behna is 175001.** Behna falls in Sundarnagar sub-district, Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code175001
- Community development blockSundarnagar
- Census village code014268

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

## How far is Behna from nearby towns?

- Sundarnagar (sub-district HQ)32 km by road
- Mandi (district HQ)57 km by road
- Sundarnagar (nearest town)32 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 Behna?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Behna; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Taleli
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sundarnagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mandi
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated 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 Behna known for?

The main crops are **wheat, paddy and maize**. About 35% of the 132 hectares of village land is sown, and 10 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 Behna

Of every 100 households in Behna in 2011, 99 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Behna · ■ Sundarnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****40%**

**80%

No toilet (open defecation) ****60%**

**20%

Tap water ****97%**

**95%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**53%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**75%

Use banking services ****17%**

**87%

Television ****48%**

**74%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**21%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**7%

None of these assets ****32%**

**13%

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 Behna?

■ Behna · ■ Sundarnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.5%**

**80.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1028**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****686**

**926

Working population ****34.0%**

**48.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.9% for men and 71.6% for women. 54% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 2 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 43 (19%) · **■** Marginal 177 (79%)

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 Sundarnagar

- Jamla742 people
- Kandar729 people
- Upperli Bahli714 people
- Bhant Rehar687 people
- Kangar644 people
- Panjolath642 people
- Gamohu608 people
- Jugahan599 people

[All 180 villages in Sundarnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/mandi/sundarnagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Behna?175001
- How far is Behna from Mandi?57 km by road
- What is the population of Behna?659 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Behna in?Mandi district (Sundarnagar sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Behna?78.5% (Census 2011)