# Behala Village, Narayangarh, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Narayangarh, Paschim Medinipur 

# Behala

Behala is a village in Narayangarh sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **217 people in 52 households**, the 340th largest of 466 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%.

- 217people (2011)
- 52households
- 75.1%literacy
- 764females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Behala

Of every 100 households in Behala in 2011, 96 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Behala · ■ Narayangarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****98%**

**56%

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

**44%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****48%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**96%

Use banking services ****92%**

**61%

Television ****15%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****6%**

**17%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 · ■ Narayangarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.1%**

**77.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****764**

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****714**

**942

Working population ****63.1%**

**45.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.0% for men and 67.4% for women. 61% of men and 66% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 25 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 75 (55%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 36 (26%)

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 Narayangarh

- Ranipur220 people
- Bandhgora219 people
- Baga Bhera218 people
- Shyamsundarpur218 people
- Khosali216 people
- Phulgerya215 people
- Surath Pur214 people
- Gaitakismat213 people

[All 516 villages in Narayangarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/narayangarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Behala?217 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Behala in?Paschim Medinipur district (Narayangarh sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Behala?75.1% (Census 2011)