Behraਬੇਹਰਾ

Where is Behra?

Behra is a village in Dera Bassi tehsil of SAS Nagar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Puadh region, and the 2011 directory recorded Dera Bassi, about 7 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dera Bassi community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 039331, and it covers 529 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 3,046 people in Behra: 1,642 men and 1,404 women, living in 621 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 529 hectares, the population density works out to about 576 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 855 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 423, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 150 people, about 5 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 66.57 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 72.9 per cent and women at 59 per cent. The census recorded 1,147 workers, about 38 per cent of the village. Of the 1,051 main workers, the largest group, 736, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 224 agricultural labourers and 88 cultivators on their own land. A further 96 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Behra's land. Of the village's 529 hectares, 474 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 444 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (444 hectares). About 55 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 94 cultivators and 259 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. Education in the village runs through one government primary school and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. The village had a sub post office. It also had a PDS ration shop and mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Behra is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Dera Bassi, about 7 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Dera Bassi, the tehsil headquarters, and Mohali, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Fatehpur, Bhagwanpur, Kheri gujran and Rampur Sainian.

What is the population of Behra?

The population of Behra was 3,046 at the 2011 census, living in 621 households in Dera Bassi tehsil of SAS Nagar district.

What facilities does Behra have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Behra has government schools from primary to middle school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.