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About Betahania Village

Betahania is a mid sized village in Gaunaha tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 845, made up of 410 males and 435 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,061 females per 1000 males. The village covers 165.1 hectares hectares.

Betahania Overview

Census 2011 figures for Betahania village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil Gaunaha
Area (hectares) 165.1 hectares
Population 845
Male Population 410
Female Population 435
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,061
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Betahania compares

By the 2011 count Betahania is the 79th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,287 residents. Its 165.1 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Betahania

Betahania is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Betahania as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Betahania from other places

Betahania lies about 36 km from Pashchim Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Gaunaha, about 5.2 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 Betahania
Nearest railway station Gaunaha 5.2 km
Nearest town Narkatiāganj 23 km
District headquarters Pashchim Champaran 36 km

Villages closest to Betahania

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Betahania village had a population of 845. That makes it the 79th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,287 residents.

Betahania village has 410 males and 435 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Betahania has about 1061 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 925.

Betahania covers 165.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Betahania falls under Gaunaha tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Betahania is Gaunaha, about 5.2 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Betahania.

Betahania is about 36 km from Pashchim Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Betahania is in Gaunaha tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Gaunaha is about 5.2 km away. Narkatiāganj is about 23 km away. Pashchim Champaran is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dewarh (under 2 km), Gheghaulia (1.5 km) and Bhawanipur (1.7 km).

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

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