# Behera Village, Kokasara, Kalahandi (Odisha) – PIN Code

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Village · Kokasara, Kalahandi 

# Behera

Behera is a village in Kokasara sub-district of Kalahandi district, Odisha, PIN code **766103**. The 2011 Census counted **5,416 people in 1,351 households**, the 4th largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.6%.

- 5,416people (2011)
- 1,351households
- 61.7%literacy
- 766103PIN code

## Behera PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Behera is 766103.** Behera falls in Kokasara sub-district, Kalahandi district, Odisha.

- PIN code766103
- Gram panchayatBehera
- Community development blockDharamgarh
- Census village code424003

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

## How far is Behera from nearby towns?

- Kokasara (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Bhawanipatna (district HQ)63 km by road
- Junagarh (nearest town)19 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 Behera?

21 services counted by the Census are inside Behera; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 private
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhawanipatna
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)13 h summer · 14 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 Behera known for?

About 70% of the 1,540 hectares of village land is sown, and 26 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 Behera

Of every 100 households in Behera in 2011, 17 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Behera · ■ Kokasara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****17%**

**15%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**7%

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

**92%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**5%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**97%

Use banking services ****27%**

**23%

Television ****13%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**32%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Behera?

■ Behera · ■ Kokasara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.7%**

**55.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****972**

**1023

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****842**

**970

Working population ****51.5%**

**52.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.8% for men and 47.5% for women. 59% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 601 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 210 (8%) · **■** Household industry 36 (1%) · **■** Other work 206 (7%) · **■** Marginal 1,738 (62%)

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 Kokasara

- Ladugaon6,520 people
- Badapodaguda6,184 people
- Char Bahal5,708 people
- Majhiguda4,666 people
- Kaudola4,603 people
- Tarapur3,702 people
- Jayantapur3,623 people

[All 90 villages in Kokasara](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/kalahandi/kokasara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Behera?766103
- How far is Behera from Bhawanipatna?63 km by road
- What is the population of Behera?5,416 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Behera in?Kalahandi district (Kokasara sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Behera?61.7% (Census 2011)
