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Behnar Population - Dantewada, Chhattisgarh

Behnar is a medium size village located in Dantewada Tehsil of Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh with total 116 families residing. The Behnar village has population of 430 of which 215 are males while 215 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Behnar village population of children with age 0-6 is 75 which makes up 17.44 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Behnar village is 1000 which is higher than Chhattisgarh state average of 991. Child Sex Ratio for the Behnar as per census is 1206, higher than Chhattisgarh average of 969.

Behnar village has lower literacy rate compared to Chhattisgarh. In 2011, literacy rate of Behnar village was 9.86 % compared to 70.28 % of Chhattisgarh. In Behnar Male literacy stands at 16.57 % while female literacy rate was 2.87 %.

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

Behnar Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 116 - -
Population 430 215 215
Child (0-6) 75 34 41
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 426 211 215
Literacy 9.86 % 16.57 % 2.87 %
Total Workers 290 145 145
Main Worker 119 - -
Marginal Worker 171 42 129

Caste Factor

In Behnar village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 99.07 % of total population in Behnar village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Behnar village of Dantewada.

Work Profile

In Behnar village out of total population, 290 were engaged in work activities. 41.03 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 58.97 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 290 workers engaged in Main Work, 117 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.