Behera(; is a hill town and Gram Panchayat of Dharamgarh Tehsil. It is 20 km from Dharamgarh and 14 km from Athara-Nala forest. Behera Dam is situated nearby which is 18 km from the village. This small hill town is surrounded by forests and is situated nearly to a very well known tourist place Dokrichanchra of

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. Behera is 65 km distance from its District Main City

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, and 560 km distance from its State Capital

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Demographics

As of the

2011 Census of India The 2011 Census of India or the 15th Indian Census was conducted in two phases, house listing and population enumeration. The House listing phase began on 1 April 2010 and involved the collection of information about all buildings. Information ...

, Total Population of Behera was 6,948, where it constitutes 52% of male and 48% female. Behera had a total literacy population of 5,947, from which male literacy 90% and female literacy 60%. Total SC population of this town was 1526 and Total ST population was 2246. As per census 2011 it is estimated that the population of Behera is near about 6948.

Written and spoken languages

The chief communicative language of the village is Sambalpuri Odia.

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and

Odia Odia, also spelled Oriya or Odiya, may refer to: * Odia people in Odisha, India * Odia language, an Indian language, belonging to the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European language family * Odia alphabet, a writing system used for the Odia languag ...

are used for official purpose.

Education

Schools

* Govt.Danteswari High School, Behera * Govt.U.P and M.E Nodal School * Tandapara U.P School * Saraswati Sishu Vidya Mandir * Kasturaba Gandhi Abasika Balika Vidyalaya * G.M Public School * Govt Primary School Bankimunda, Behera * Bharuamunda Primary School, Behera * Primary School Gaintapada, Behera * Centre Primary School, Nunpani, Behera * Primary School (New) Pipalpada Behera

Colleges

* Lakhiram Agrawal College

Hospitals nearby

*Primary Health Centre, Behera * Office Of The Assistant Veterinary surgeon, Behera * Homeopathy Hospital Behera * Sub health centre Behera

Temples

*Goddess Danteswari Temple *Lord Shiva Temple *Lord Jagannath Temple *Sri Budharaja Temple *Hanuman Temple * Manpuriani Temple Behera * Sarbajanina Durga Mandap. File:Jai Maa Danteswari.Jpg, Maa Danteswari in middle File:Dnteswari ghant.jpg, Maa Danteswari Ghant File:Maa Danteswari Mandir Front.JPG, Inside The Temple File:Danteswari Temple Entry.JPG, Temple Front File:Danteswari Temple Right Corner.JPG, Inside The Temple

Arts

* Ghumura *Rahas *

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*Banabadi

Views

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Cultivation

Generally in Behera, many kinds of cereal and pulses are cultivated, mainly paddy and maize. It is a market place for surrounding small villages, and is also one of the main grain collection centers in Kalahandi District. Most people are dependent on agriculture as their source of income. Two rice mills are situated here to process the paddy. Rice is the main grain which is cultivated in this area. Nearly 2 lakh quintals of paddy and one lakh quintals of maize are collected and produced here. Chidanand Rice Mill is located in Behera. It has 3 sortex rice mills and 2 Plane rice mills. Panigrahi Farm House is located nearby Behera. File:Ishwar flower.JPG, File:NATURE OF BEHERA.JPG, File:ISHWAR COLLECTION.JPG, File:Doli beheli.JPG File:Sarso tel.JPG

References

{{Kalahandi district Cities and towns in Kalahandi district