# Behira Village, Sainthia, Birbhum (West Bengal) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Sainthia, Birbhum 

# Behira

Behira is a village in Sainthia sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **472 people in 101 households**, the 143rd largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 472people (2011)
- 101households
- 56.2%literacy
- 1,009females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Behira

Of every 100 households in Behira in 2011, 7 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Behira · ■ Sainthia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****7%**

**37%

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

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**82%

Tap water ****6%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**85%

Use banking services ****76%**

**57%

Television ****4%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****6%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****61%**

**33%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Behira?

■ Behira · ■ Sainthia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.2%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1009**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1344**

**961

Working population ****49.6%**

**41.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.0% for men and 45.9% for women. 59% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 5 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 170 (73%) · **■** Household industry 10 (4%) · **■** Other work 47 (20%) · **■** Marginal 2 (1%)

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 Sainthia

- Kustor499 people
- Sahispur497 people
- Dakshin Hajrapur481 people
- Madhupur473 people
- Hosenpur472 people
- Bhabanandapur471 people
- Jinaipur467 people
- Gadadharpur466 people

[All 230 villages in Sainthia](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/sainthia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Behira?472 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Behira in?Birbhum district (Sainthia sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Behira?56.2% (Census 2011)