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Behira Population - Birbhum, West Bengal

Behira is a medium size village located in Mohammad Bazar Block of Birbhum district, West Bengal with total 135 families residing. The Behira village has population of 555 of which 294 are males while 261 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Behira village population of children with age 0-6 is 55 which makes up 9.91 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Behira village is 888 which is lower than West Bengal state average of 950. Child Sex Ratio for the Behira as per census is 774, lower than West Bengal average of 956.

Behira village has higher literacy rate compared to West Bengal. In 2011, literacy rate of Behira village was 85.80 % compared to 76.26 % of West Bengal. In Behira Male literacy stands at 91.25 % while female literacy rate was 79.75 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Behira village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Behira village.

Behira Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 135 - -
Population 555 294 261
Child (0-6) 55 31 24
Schedule Caste 91 41 50
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 85.80 % 91.25 % 79.75 %
Total Workers 213 176 37
Main Worker 174 - -
Marginal Worker 39 7 32

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 16.40 % of total population in Behira village. The village Behira currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Behira village out of total population, 213 were engaged in work activities. 81.69 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 18.31 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 213 workers engaged in Main Work, 66 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 4 were Agricultural labourer.