# Behala Village, Arambag, Hugli (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Arambag, Hugli 

# Behala

Behala is a village in Arambag sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **466 people in 103 households**, the 139th largest of 152 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.0%.

- 466people (2011)
- 103households
- 88.3%literacy
- 966females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Behala

Of every 100 households in Behala in 2011, 92 had electricity, 66 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Behala · ■ Arambag rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**65%

Toilet within the home ****66%**

**67%

No toilet (open defecation) ****34%**

**30%

Tap water ****0%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**88%

Use banking services ****16%**

**42%

Television ****16%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**8%

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

**1%

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

**26%

Own their home ****94%**

**98%

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 Behala?

■ Behala · ■ Arambag rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.3%**

**79.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****966**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1286**

**959

Working population ****28.8%**

**37.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.8% for men and 80.2% for women. 54% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 38 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 72 (54%) · **■** Household industry 7 (5%) · **■** Other work 17 (13%)

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 Arambag

- Takshal519 people
- Sastipur508 people
- Raghunathpur504 people
- Arakul466 people
- Khordalalur Chak448 people
- Dakshin Sekhpur446 people
- Par Adra400 people
- Jasapur373 people

[All 159 villages in Arambag](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/arambag/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Behala?466 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Behala in?Hugli district (Arambag sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Behala?88.3% (Census 2011)