Behar is a village in Nakodar in Jalandhar district of Punjab State, India. It is located 19.7 km (12.2 mi) from Nakodar, 30 km (19 mi) from Phillaur, 43 km (27 mi) from district headquarter Jalandhar and 153 km (95 mi) from state capital Chandigarh. The village is administrated by a sarpanch who is an elected representative of village as per Panchayati raj (India).

Behar
Village
Behar is located in Punjab
Behar
Behar
Location in Punjab, India
Behar is located in India
Behar
Behar
Behar (India)
Coordinates: 30°58′56″N 75°30′26″E / 30.9822081°N 75.5072702°E / 30.9822081; 75.5072702
Country India
StatePunjab
DistrictJalandhar
TehsilNakodar
Government
 • TypePanchayat raj
 • BodyGram panchayat
Elevation
240 m (790 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total776[1]
 Sex ratio 407/369 /
Languages
 • OfficialPunjabi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 codeIN-PB
Vehicle registrationPB- 08
Websitejalandhar.nic.in

Transport

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Nakodar railway station is the nearest train station, Phillaur Junction train station is 29 km (18 mi) away from the village. The village is 60 km (37 mi) away from a domestic airport in Ludhiana and the nearest international airport is located in Chandigarh. Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport is the second nearest airport, which is 134 km (83 mi) away in Amritsar.

References

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  1. ^ "Behar Population per Census India". 2011 Census of India.