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Behal Population - Patiala, Punjab

Behal is a medium size village located in Patiala Tehsil of Patiala district, Punjab with total 238 families residing. The Behal village has population of 1252 of which 649 are males while 603 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Behal village population of children with age 0-6 is 137 which makes up 10.94 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Behal village is 929 which is higher than Punjab state average of 895. Child Sex Ratio for the Behal as per census is 827, lower than Punjab average of 846.

Behal village has lower literacy rate compared to Punjab. In 2011, literacy rate of Behal village was 70.40 % compared to 75.84 % of Punjab. In Behal Male literacy stands at 76.66 % while female literacy rate was 63.77 %.

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

Behal Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 238 - -
Population 1,252 649 603
Child (0-6) 137 75 62
Schedule Caste 403 212 191
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 70.40 % 76.66 % 63.77 %
Total Workers 450 386 64
Main Worker 322 - -
Marginal Worker 128 100 28

Caste Factor

Behal village of Patiala has substantial population of Schedule Caste. Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 32.19 % of total population in Behal village. The village Behal currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Behal village out of total population, 450 were engaged in work activities. 71.56 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 28.44 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 450 workers engaged in Main Work, 94 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 33 were Agricultural labourer.