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About Betauna Village

Betauna is one of the larger villages in Kasba tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,337, made up of 2,800 males and 2,537 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 507 hectares hectares.

Betauna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Betauna village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Kasba
Area (hectares) 507 hectares
Population 5,337
Male Population 2,800
Female Population 2,537
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 906
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Betauna compares

By the 2011 count Betauna is the 8th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,700 residents. Its 507 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Betauna

Betauna is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Betauna as Available within 5 - 10 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Betauna from other places

Betauna lies about 7.7 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Kasba, about 4.7 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 Betauna
Nearest railway station Kasba 4.7 km
District headquarters Purnia 7.7 km

Villages closest to Betauna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Betauna village had a population of 5,337. That makes it the 8th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,700 residents.

Betauna village has 2,800 males and 2,537 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Betauna has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 944.

Betauna covers 507 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Betauna falls under Kasba tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Betauna is Kasba, about 4.7 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 km distance for Betauna.

Betauna is about 7.7 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Betauna is in Kasba tehsil of Purnia district. Kasba is about 4.7 km away. Purnia is about 7.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mohani (1.8 km), Kamalpur (2.7 km) and Tikapur (2.9 km).

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

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