# Behar Village, Nakodar, Jalandhar (Punjab) – PIN Code

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Village · Nakodar, Jalandhar 

# Behar

Behar is a village in Nakodar sub-district of Jalandhar district, Punjab, PIN code **144041**. The 2011 Census counted **776 people in 110 households**, the 87th largest of 146 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.8%.

- 776people (2011)
- 110households
- 68.1%literacy
- 144041PIN code

## Behar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Behar is 144041.** Behar falls in Nakodar sub-district, Jalandhar district, Punjab.

- PIN code144041
- Gram panchayatVehran
- Community development blockNakodar
- Census village code030007

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

## How far is Behar from nearby towns?

- Nakodar (sub-district HQ)23 km by road
- Jalandhar (district HQ)46 km by road
- Nakodar (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 Behar?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Behar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Baghela
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nakodar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nakodar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 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 and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)13 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 Behar known for?

The main crops are **sugarcane, mustard and maize**. Products made here include oil. About 80% of the 320 hectares of village land is sown, and 256 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 Behar

Of every 100 households in Behar in 2011, 85 had electricity, 81 a toilet at home and 53 cooked with LPG; 90 had a mobile phone, 66 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Behar · ■ Nakodar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****85%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****81%**

**78%

No toilet (open defecation) ****19%**

**21%

Tap water ****42%**

**42%

Drinking water within premises ****82%**

**83%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****53%**

**45%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****44%**

**49%

Use banking services ****78%**

**72%

Television ****84%**

**86%

Mobile phone ****90%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****66%**

**51%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**12%

None of these assets ****0%**

**4%

Own their home ****99%**

**94%

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 Behar?

■ Behar · ■ Nakodar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.1%**

**75.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****907**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****778**

**906

Working population ****32.6%**

**34.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.9% for men and 57.5% for women. 56% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 174 (69%) · **■** Farm labourers 33 (13%) · **■** Household industry 10 (4%) · **■** Other work 21 (8%) · **■** Marginal 15 (6%)

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 Nakodar

- Angi Kiri820 people
- Bangiwal817 people
- Saham796 people
- Miranpur785 people
- Khaira Mushtarka775 people
- Hussainabad764 people
- Allowal752 people
- Ramunwal752 people

[All 147 villages in Nakodar](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/jalandhar/nakodar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Behar?144041
- How far is Behar from Jalandhar?46 km by road
- What is the population of Behar?776 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Behar in?Jalandhar district (Nakodar sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Behar?68.1% (Census 2011)