# Beharai Village, Lalbarra, Balaghat (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Lalbarra, Balaghat 

# Beharai

Beharai is a village in Lalbarra sub-district of Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,973 people in 431 households**, the 27th largest of 107 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%.

- 1,973people (2011)
- 431households
- 86.2%literacy
- 1,036females per 1,000 males

## Beharai PIN code and other codes

Beharai falls in Lalbarra sub-district, Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockLalbarra
- Census village code497618

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

## How far is Beharai from nearby towns?

- Lalbarra (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Balaghat (district HQ)10 km by road
- Balaghat (nearest town)10 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 Beharai?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Beharai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kanki
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Balaghat
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Balaghat
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Beharai known for?

About 68% of the 431 hectares of village land is sown, and 202 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 Beharai

Of every 100 households in Beharai in 2011, 92 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Beharai · ■ Lalbarra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**72%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**86%

Tap water ****1%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**23%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**95%

Use banking services ****58%**

**45%

Television ****27%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**0%

None of these assets ****19%**

**24%

Own their home ****97%**

**95%

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 Beharai?

■ Beharai · ■ Lalbarra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.2%**

**78.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1036**

**1015

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****888**

**939

Working population ****51.1%**

**54.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.1% for men and 80.7% for women. 57% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 111 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 175 (17%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 135 (13%) · **■** Marginal 584 (58%)

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 Lalbarra

- Manjhapur2,071 people
- Butte2,069 people
- Khamariya2,005 people
- Bhandamurri1,992 people
- Lohara1,936 people
- Bakoda1,908 people
- Murjhad1,897 people
- Balharpur1,852 people

[All 110 villages in Lalbarra](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/lalbarra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Beharai from Balaghat?10 km by road
- What is the population of Beharai?1,973 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Beharai in?Balaghat district (Lalbarra sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Beharai?86.2% (Census 2011)
