This small hill town is surrounded by forests and is situated nearly to a very well known tourist place Dokrichanchra of Kalahandi.

[needs update] As of the 2011 Census of India,[2] Total Population of Behera was 6,948, where it constitutes 52% of male and 48% female.

[citation needed] The chief communicative language of the village is Sambalpuri Odia.

[citation needed] 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.