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About Betari Village

Betari is a mid sized village in Masturi tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 742, made up of 379 males and 363 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 212.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495551, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Betari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Betari village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Masturi
Pincode 495551
Area (hectares) 212.27 hectares
Population 742
Male Population 379
Female Population 363
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Betari compares

By the 2011 count Betari is the 126th largest of the 161 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,732 residents. Its 212.27 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Betari

Betari is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Betari as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Betari from other places

Betari lies about 24 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Jairamnagar, about 14 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 Betari
Tehsil headquarters Masturi 9.9 km
Nearest railway station Jairamnagar 14 km
Nearest town Akaltara 19 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 24 km

Villages closest to Betari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Betari village had a population of 742. That makes it the 126th largest of the 161 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,732 residents.

Betari village has 379 males and 363 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Betari has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Betari is 495551. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Betari covers 212.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Betari falls under Masturi tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Betari is Jairamnagar, about 14 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Betari.

Betari is about 24 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Betari is in Masturi tehsil of Bilaspur district. Masturi is about 9.9 km away. Jairamnagar is about 14 km away. Akaltara is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jaitpur (under 2 km), Akola (1.8 km) and Budhikhar (2.2 km).

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

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