Behra Population - Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand

Behra is a medium size village located in Dhalbhumgarh Block of Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand with total 178 families residing. The Behra village has population of 768 of which 380 are males while 388 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Behra village population of children with age 0-6 is 109 which makes up 14.19 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Behra village is 1021 which is higher than Jharkhand state average of 948. Child Sex Ratio for the Behra as per census is 912, lower than Jharkhand average of 948.

Behra village has higher literacy rate compared to Jharkhand. In 2011, literacy rate of Behra village was 66.62 % compared to 66.41 % of Jharkhand. In Behra Male literacy stands at 81.73 % while female literacy rate was 52.08 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Behra 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 Behra village.

Behra Data

Particulars	Total	Male	Female
Total No. of Houses	178	-	-
Population	768	380	388
Child (0-6)	109	57	52
Schedule Caste	31	17	14
Schedule Tribe	517	252	265
Literacy	66.62 %	81.73 %	52.08 %
Total Workers	260	197	63
Main Worker	146	-	-
Marginal Worker	114	71	43

Caste Factor

In Behra village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 67.32 % while Schedule Caste (SC) were 4.04 % of total population in Behra village.

Work Profile

In Behra village out of total population, 260 were engaged in work activities. 56.15 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 43.85 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 260 workers engaged in Main Work, 33 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 77 were Agricultural labourer.