Behira observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of West Bengal.
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Behira is a village in Mohammad Bazar mandal, Birbhum district, West Bengal, with PIN 731127. It has a population of 555 across 135 households and a literacy rate of 77.3%.
By population, Behira ranks #90 of 158 villages in Mohammad Bazar mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Behira is a village of 555 people in 135 households (Census 2011) in Mohammad Bazar block, Birbhum district, West Bengal, the 90th-largest of 158 villages in Mohammad Bazar block. Literacy is 77%, 21 points above the block average of 56% and the sex ratio is 888 women per 1,000 men. It lies 17 km from the Birbhum district centre, 22 km from Mayureswar, the nearest town, 7 km from Siuri railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 731127, served by Md.Bazar post office; the LGD village code is 316885. The nearest hospital or health centre is Indralok Speciality Centre, 4 km away. The sarpanch is CHHABI BAGDI, and the village votes in Sainthia assembly constituency, represented by MLA Krishna Kanta Saha. The population is estimated at 654 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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