# Behara Village, Haringhata, Nadia (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Haringhata, Nadia 

# Behara

Behara is a village in Haringhata sub-district of Nadia district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,672 people in 620 households**, the 26th largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.4%.

- 2,672people (2011)
- 620households
- 82.8%literacy
- 946females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Behara

Of every 100 households in Behara in 2011, 42 had electricity, 88 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Behara · ■ Haringhata rural average

Electricity for lighting ****42%**

**50%

Toilet within the home ****88%**

**84%

No toilet (open defecation) ****10%**

**12%

Tap water ****1%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****70%**

**67%

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

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**89%

Use banking services ****23%**

**43%

Television ****19%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****12%**

**18%

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 Behara?

■ Behara · ■ Haringhata rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.8%**

**81.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****946**

**946

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****858**

**960

Working population ****34.9%**

**37.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.0% for men and 77.4% for women. 62% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 183 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 408 (44%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 273 (29%) · **■** Marginal 60 (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 Haringhata

- Sat Simulia3,091 people
- Mitrapur3,048 people
- Baksha2,905 people
- Jalkar Bhomra2,676 people
- Kurambelia2,616 people
- Uttar Rajapur2,586 people
- Baikara2,530 people
- Sonakhali2,528 people

[All 83 villages in Haringhata](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/nadia/haringhata/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Behara?2,672 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Behara in?Nadia district (Haringhata sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Behara?82.8% (Census 2011)