# Behra Village, Dhalbhumgarh, Purbi Singhbhum (Jharkhand)

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Village · Dhalbhumgarh, Purbi Singhbhum 

# Behra

Behra is a village in Dhalbhumgarh sub-district of Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand, PIN code **832303**. The 2011 Census counted **768 people in 178 households**, the 23rd largest of 103 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 768people (2011)
- 178households
- 66.6%literacy
- 832303PIN code

## Behra PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Behra is 832303.** Behra falls in Dhalbhumgarh sub-district, Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code832303
- Gram panchayatChhukripara
- Community development blockDhalbhumgarh
- Census village code364051

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

## How far is Behra from nearby towns?

- Dhalbhumgarh (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Jamshedpur (district HQ)55 km by road
- Jamshedpur (nearest town)55 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 Behra?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Behra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Ghatshila
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ghatshila
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jamshedpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 9 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 Behra known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 76% of the 219 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 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 Behra

Of every 100 households in Behra in 2011, 86 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Behra · ■ Dhalbhumgarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**75%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**82%

Tap water ****34%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**13%

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

**5%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****70%**

**59%

Television ****18%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**19%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Behra?

■ Behra · ■ Dhalbhumgarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.6%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1021**

**978

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****912**

**967

Working population ****33.9%**

**42.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.7% for men and 52.1% for women. 52% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 33 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 77 (30%) · **■** Other work 36 (14%) · **■** Marginal 114 (44%)

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 Dhalbhumgarh

- Nutangarh840 people
- Chhoinra805 people
- Ramsholi784 people
- Maudasoli774 people
- Laldhuya751 people
- Amda703 people
- Jorshol683 people
- Tetuldanga683 people

[All 109 villages in Dhalbhumgarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/purbi-singhbhum/dhalbhumgarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Behra?832303
- How far is Behra from Jamshedpur?55 km by road
- What is the population of Behra?768 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Behra in?Purbi Singhbhum district (Dhalbhumgarh sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Behra?66.6% (Census 2011)