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About Betbari Village

Betbari is a small village in Terhagachh tehsil, in the district of Kishanganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 363, made up of 188 males and 175 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 36 hectares hectares.

Betbari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Betbari village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Kishanganj
Tehsil Terhagachh
Area (hectares) 36 hectares
Population 363
Male Population 188
Female Population 175
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Betbari compares

By the 2011 count Betbari is the 63rd largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,815 residents. Its 36 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Betbari

Betbari is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Betbari as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Betbari from other places

Betbari lies about 35 km from Kishanganj, and the nearest railway station is Pawakhali, about 28 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 Betbari
Tehsil headquarters Terhagachh 13 km
Nearest town Bahādurganj 15 km
Nearest railway station Pawakhali 28 km
District headquarters Kishanganj 35 km

Villages closest to Betbari

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Terhagachh 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 Betbari

As per the Census of India 2011, Betbari village had a population of 363. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,815 residents.

Betbari village has 188 males and 175 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Betbari has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 942.

Betbari covers 36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Betbari falls under Terhagachh tehsil of Kishanganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Betbari is Pawakhali, about 28 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Betbari.

Betbari is about 35 km from Kishanganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Betbari is in Terhagachh tehsil of Kishanganj district. Terhagachh is about 13 km away. Bahādurganj is about 15 km away. Pawakhali is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chilhania (under 2 km), Ghani Phulsara (under 2 km) and Khajuribari (1.7 km).

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

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