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Behra

बेहरा
Faridpur mandal
Pincode 243503
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Behra is a village in Faridpur mandal, Bareilly district, Uttar Pradesh. The village has a population of 4,062 across 654 households with a literacy rate of 48%.

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
omveer singh
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LGD code
131130
Pincode
243503
Post office
Faridpur
Population
4,062
Households
654
Literacy rate
48%
Sex ratio
824 ♀/1000♂
Workers
1,158
Distance to district centre
184 km
Distance to mandal centre
170 km
Distance to Lucknow
112 km
Distance to Delhi
419 km
Nearest railway station
Nanpara Junction · 16 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
PHC Babaganj · 28 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Behra compares

By population, Behra ranks #12 of 382 villages in Faridpur mandal.

Literacy rate
%
48.0%
+1.4% vs mandal average
Behra
48.0%
Faridpur mandal
46.6%
Bareilly district
49.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
824
−36 vs mandal average
Behra
824
Faridpur mandal
860
Household size
people per home
6.2
+0.3 vs mandal average
Behra
6.2
Faridpur mandal
5.9

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Behra at a glance

Behra is a village of 4,062 people in 654 households (Census 2011) in Faridpur tehsil, Bareilly district, Uttar Pradesh, the 12th-largest of 382 villages in Faridpur tehsil. Literacy is 48%, 1 points above the tehsil average of 47% and the sex ratio is 824 women per 1,000 men. It lies 184 km from the Bareilly district centre, 16 km from Nanpara Junction railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 243503, served by Faridpur post office; the LGD village code is 131130. The nearest hospital or health centre is PHC Babaganj, 28 km away. The sarpanch is omveer singh, and the village votes in Jalalabad assembly constituency, represented by MLA Hari Prakash Verma. The population is estimated at 4,789 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Behra

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Behra · this village4,06248%
Behra · Basti1,24454%0 km N
Behra · Maholi91460%0 km N
Behra · Lakhimpur77961%0 km N
Behra · Mahasi4,20356%0 km N
Behra · Mohammdi51072%0 km N
Raghaujot · Mahasi1,69034%10.6 km SE

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Behra

Treated tap water
Yes
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
8
Power hours (winter)
8
Primary school
1
Middle school
0
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
No
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
BAREILLY
Distance to nearest town (km)
11
Distance to district HQ (km)
38
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
11
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
BAHARE
Total area (ha)
383.12
Irrigated area (ha)
325.24
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Behra

LGD code
131130
Pincode
243503
Post office
Faridpur
Population (Census 2011)
4,062
Population (projected 2026)
4,789
Households
654
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
824
Literacy rate
48.0%
Coordinates
27.77661°N, 81.37489°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Shahjahanpur
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Jalalabad
Member of Parliament
Arun Kumar Sagar
Member of Legislative Assembly
Hari Prakash Verma
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
omveer singh
Block / Mandal
Faridpur
Getting there

How to reach Behra

Mandal centre
Faridpur · ≈ 170 km
≈ 5 h 49 min by car · 6 h 55 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Bareilly · ≈ 184 km
≈ 6 h 18 min by car · 7 h 29 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Lucknow112 kmcapital
  • Delhi419 km
  • Kolkata910 km
  • Hyderabad1193 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationNanpara Junction16 km
  • Hospital / PHCPHC Babaganj28 km
  • ATM / bankMahatab Bahudesya Sahakari Santha35 km
  • Petrol pumpIndian Oil32 km
  • Collegerahul smarak public inter college59 km
  • Police stationElaka Prahari Karyalaya Jamunaha Banke35 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-13
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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