# Behanga Village, Mandla, Mandla (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Mandla, Mandla 

# Behanga

Behanga is a village in Mandla sub-district of Mandla district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,171 people in 252 households**, the 38th largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.4%.

- 1,171people (2011)
- 252households
- 68.9%literacy
- 1,047females per 1,000 males

## Behanga PIN code and other codes

Behanga falls in Mandla sub-district, Mandla district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockMandla
- Census village code492822

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

## How far is Behanga from nearby towns?

- Mandla (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Mandla (district HQ)12 km by road
- Mandla (nearest town)12 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 Behanga?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Maharajpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mandla
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mandla
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 17 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 Behanga known for?

The main crops are **dhan, wheat and pea**. About 47% of the 451 hectares of village land is sown, and 9 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 Behanga

Of every 100 households in Behanga in 2011, 64 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Behanga · ■ Mandla rural average

Electricity for lighting ****64%**

**66%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**88%

Tap water ****3%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**15%

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

**4%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****76%**

**70%

Television ****11%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**19%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**47%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Behanga?

■ Behanga · ■ Mandla rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.9%**

**70.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1047**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****798**

**961

Working population ****59.9%**

**53.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.6% for men and 57.3% for women. 58% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 199 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 240 (34%) · **■** Other work 8 (1%) · **■** Marginal 255 (36%)

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 Mandla

- Badhar1,255 people
- Piparpani1,249 people
- Rambag1,243 people
- Ghagha1,213 people
- Gonjhi Mal.1,170 people
- Bhawarda1,146 people
- Dhauranala1,133 people
- Jargi1,124 people

[All 171 villages in Mandla](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/mandla/mandla/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Behanga from Mandla?12 km by road
- What is the population of Behanga?1,171 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Behanga in?Mandla district (Mandla sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Behanga?68.9% (Census 2011)