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Behera

Taljhari mandal
Pincode 816129
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Behera is a small village in Taljhari mandal, Sahebganj district, Jharkhand with a population of 35 in 10 households. The literacy rate is 14.3%, and it uses PIN code 816129.

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PAULUS MURMU
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LGD code
359012
Pincode
816129
Post office
Taljhari
Population
35
Households
10
Literacy rate
14.3%
Sex ratio
667 ♀/1000♂
Workers
18
Distance to district centre
6 km
Distance to mandal centre
2 km
Distance to Ranchi
306 km
Distance to Kolkata
281 km
Nearest railway station
Kalian Chak · 5 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Goverment hospital , Chhota Chitolia · 5 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Behera compares

By population, Behera ranks #184 of 273 villages in Taljhari mandal.

Literacy rate
%
14.3%
−24.4% vs mandal average
Behera
14.3%
Taljhari mandal
38.7%
Sahebganj district
42.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
667
−307 vs mandal average
Behera
667
Taljhari mandal
974
Household size
people per home
3.5
−1.2 vs mandal average
Behera
3.5
Taljhari mandal
4.7

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

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Behera at a glance

Behera is a village of 35 people in 10 households (Census 2011) in Taljhari block, Sahebganj district, Jharkhand, the 184th-largest of 273 villages in Taljhari block. Literacy is 14%, 24 points below the block average of 39% and the sex ratio is 667 women per 1,000 men. It lies 6 km from the Sahebganj district centre, 11 km from Saidpur, the nearest town, 5 km from Kalian Chak railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 816129, served by Taljhari post office; the LGD village code is 359012. The nearest hospital or health centre is Goverment hospital , Chhota Chitolia, 5 km away. The sarpanch is PAULUS MURMU. The population is estimated at 41 in 2026, up 17% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Brindavan

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Behera · this village3514%
Behera · Tundi1,29461%0 km N
Rohra · Taljhari6419%0.3 km SE
Tegra · Taljhari00.3 km SE
Chamdi · Taljhari7928%0.8 km NW
Amghata · Godda01 km NE
Amghata · Taljhari01 km NE

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Behera

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
No
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
0
Power hours (winter)
0
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
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
SAHEBGANJ
Distance to nearest town (km)
60
Distance to district HQ (km)
60
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
25
All-weather road
No
Gram panchayat (2011)
BRINDABAN
Total area (ha)
105.7
Irrigated area (ha)
4.45
Forest area (ha)
5.59

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

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Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.

Key facts — Behera

LGD code
359012
Pincode
816129
Post office
Taljhari
Population (Census 2011)
35
Population (projected 2026)
41
Households
10
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
667
Literacy rate
14.3%
Coordinates
25.02604°N, 87.69575°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Rajmahal
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Boiro
Member of Parliament
Vijay Hansda
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
PAULUS MURMU
Block / Mandal
Taljhari
Getting there

How to reach Behera

Mandal centre
Taljhari · ≈ 2.0 km
≈ 4 min by car · 5 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Sahebganj · ≈ 6.1 km
≈ 13 min by car · 15 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 13,415 people
Saidpur · ≈ 11 km
≈ 22 min by car · 26 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Ranchi306 kmcapital
  • Kolkata281 km
  • Delhi1114 km
  • Hyderabad1277 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationKalian Chak5 km
  • Hospital / PHCGoverment hospital , Chhota Chitolia5 km
  • CollegeD.N.C. College56 km
  • Police stationKaliachak Police Station37 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
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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