Behea

Behea (Hindi: बेहेया, Urdu: بیھیا) is a small town and a notified area in Bhojpur district in the state of Bihar, India.

Demographics

As of 2001^[update] India census,^[1] Behea had a population of 20,809. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Behea has an average literacy rate of 59%, lower than the national average of 59.5%; with 59% of the males and 41% of females literate. 17% of the population is under 6 years of age.

This town is alternatively spelled as Bihiya. The town boasts of a railway station and is a business hub for small time traders, who mainly collect agricultural produce from the farmers and sell in larger cities and even in neighbouring countries. There are a handful of timber traders too, who get timber and stone slabs from bigger cities and supply it to the villagers, who use it for construction of their house. One of the popular trading company at this place is Vishwakarma stone Company. Here a very famous school named Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Behea Bhojpur is situated. It is government school, It was opened by Rajeev Gandhi PM of India for the purpose of pickup engineers from ruler side of india.

Another reason why many people visit the town is because of the "Mahthin Mai" temple. Its considered to be very holy for Hindus and the temple compound hosts a number of fairs.

The language of almost all people in Behea and the rest of Bhojpur district is Bhojpuri, a very rich language.

Culture

The old tradition is also following in Behea. Two religions are there Hindus and Muslims. The famous sweet of Behea is Jalabi and puri which you can find just outside of Behea station. The villige people wear dhoti-kurta and ladies wears saree.

Economy

It is an agricultural area where production is wheat and rice.

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