Behror
Behror
Bahror, Bhror, Bahroad | |
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City | Urban Area | |
Left to right:
NH48 Highway Flyover at Behror (L), Old Busstop Circle on Shahid Marg Behror (R), RIICO Industrial area, View of Behror City from Rtech Plaza | |
| Nickname: Raath | |
Behror Behror in Rajasthan Behror Behror (India) | |
| Coordinates: 27°53′25″N 76°17′10″E / 27.89028°N 76.28611°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Rajasthan |
| District | Kotputli-Behror |
| Founded by | King Shaliwahan |
| Named after | Mohalla Bhairunpur |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Council |
| • Body | Behror Municipal Council |
| Elevation | 312 m (1,024 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 29,531 |
| Language | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| • Regional | Rajasthani, Ahirwati |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 301701 |
| Telephone code | (+91)-1494 |
| Vehicle registration | RJ32 |
| Nearest railway station | Narnaul railway station (20 km away) |
| Nearest International airport | Indira Gandhi International Airport (115 km away) |
| Nearest Airport | Bachhod Airstrip (25 km away) |
| Website | Municipal Council Behror |
Behror (IPA: [bɛɦɾoːɽ] ⓘ) is a city in the Kotputli-Behror district of Rajasthan of the Jaipur division. It serves as the administrative headquarters of the eponymous Behror tehsil and shares headquarters for Kotputli-Behror district with Kotputli. It is equidistant from both the state capital Jaipur and the national capital New Delhi. Located 120 km southwest of New Delhi and a part of National Capital Region, it is regulated under National Capital Region Planning Board which is a federal authority for urban planning purposes in NCR. Along with Shahjahanpur and Neemrana, it is grouped as SNB Complex (Shahjahanpur-Neemrana-Behror) of NCR- which includes 137 revenue villages, in which Behror municipality is the largest urban conglomeration. This region is also known as 'Ahirwal region' or simply as Raath and is an important industrial hub for the state of Rajasthan. Behror municipality spreads out in an area of 15 km2 is divided into four revenue villages namely Behror tarf Gangabishan, Behror tarf Doongrasi, Behror tarf Nainsukh, Behror tarf Balram.