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Adding short description: "Village in Uttar Pradesh, India" (Shortdesc helper)

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{{Short description|Village in Uttar Pradesh, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2018}}
{{unreferenced|date=May 2015}}

'''Behra Sandal Singh''' is a village in [[Saharanpur]] district, [[Uttar Pradesh]] province, [[India]]. It is about 400 years old. The majority of the inhabitants are the [Muslims] and [Rajputs] but diverse castes and ethnic groups live in the village.

==Origin of the name==
Behra Sandal Singh reputedly got its name from an early inhabitant, [[Sandal Singh]], who is said to have been a generous man who never turned anyone away from his home empty-handed. He is said to have fed a whole [[baraat]] (group of people who came for a wedding), and the village was named in his honor.

==Geography==
Behra Sandal Singh is about 7 km from [[Chhutmalpur]].

==Education and demographics==
There are several educational institutions in Behra Sandal Singh, offering instruction in both Hindi and English.

The population, as of 2015, is over 15,000 people.



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[[Category:Villages in Saharanpur district]]

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