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About Bethel Village

Bethel is a small village in Haflong tehsil, in the district of Dima Hasao, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 356, made up of 190 males and 166 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 874 females per 1000 males.

Bethel Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bethel village
Description Value
State Assam
District Dima Hasao
Tehsil Haflong
Population 356
Male Population 190
Female Population 166
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 874
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bethel compares

By the 2011 count Bethel is the 15th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 218 residents. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Bethel

Bethel is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bethel as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bethel from other places

Bethel lies about 16 km from Dima Hasao, and the nearest railway station is New Haflong, about 6.5 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Bethel
Tehsil headquarters Haflong 4.2 km
Nearest town Hāflong 4.2 km
Nearest railway station New Haflong 6.5 km
District headquarters Dima Hasao 16 km

Villages closest to Bethel

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Haflong tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Bethel

As per the Census of India 2011, Bethel village had a population of 356. That makes it the 15th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 218 residents.

Bethel village has 190 males and 166 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bethel has about 874 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 965.

Bethel falls under Haflong tehsil of Dima Hasao district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Bethel is New Haflong, about 6.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bethel.

Bethel is about 16 km from Dima Hasao in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bethel is in Haflong tehsil of Dima Hasao district. Haflong is about 4.2 km away. Hāflong is about 4.2 km away. New Haflong is about 6.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Zion (under 2 km), Jorai (1.6 km) and Chaikambao (2.0 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Bethel today is likely to be higher.

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