# Behra Village, Gairatganj, Raisen (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Gairatganj, Raisen 

# Behra

Behra is a village in Gairatganj sub-district of Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **320 people in 78 households**, the 116th largest of 163 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.6%.

- 320people (2011)
- 78households
- 84.9%literacy
- 975females per 1,000 males

## Behra PIN code and other codes

Behra falls in Gairatganj sub-district, Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockGairatganj
- Census village code483971

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?

- Gairatgang (sub-district HQ)60 km by road
- Raisen (district HQ)60 km by road
- Gairatganj (nearest town)7 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?

3 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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Gairatganj
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Gairatganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Raisen
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 6 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?

About 81% of the 284 hectares of village land is sown, and 90 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, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Behra · ■ Gairatganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**74%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

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

**14%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****26%**

**26%

Television ****10%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****76%**

**41%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Behra?

■ Behra · ■ Gairatganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.9%**

**78.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****975**

**897

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**941

Working population ****54.4%**

**44.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.6% for men and 75.9% for women. 61% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 49 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 15 (9%) · **■** Other work 9 (5%) · **■** Marginal 101 (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 Gairatganj

- Gopalpur331 people
- Belna Mahalpur329 people
- Rampura Khurd325 people
- Khamariya Garhi321 people
- Khumari320 people
- Baber317 people
- Untkata313 people
- Bodra308 people

[All 169 villages in Gairatganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/raisen/gairatganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Behra from Raisen?60 km by road
- What is the population of Behra?320 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Behra in?Raisen district (Gairatganj sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Behra?84.9% (Census 2011)