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 Sainthia mandal, Birbhum district, West Bengal, with a population of 472 across 101 households. The literacy rate is 47.2%. The village is situated at coordinates 23.949°N, 87.551°E.
By population, Behira ranks #143 of 230 villages in Sainthia mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Behira is a village of 472 people in 101 households (Census 2011) in Sainthia block, Birbhum district, West Bengal, the 143rd-largest of 230 villages in Sainthia block. Literacy is 47%, 16 points below the block average of 64% and the sex ratio is 1,009 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 731234, served by Sainthia post office; the LGD village code is 317226. The nearest hospital or health centre is Indralok Speciality Centre, 4 km away. The sarpanch is RINKU BITTAR, and the village votes in Labpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Debasis Ojha (Haku Da). The population is estimated at 556 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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