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About Bettekal Village

Bettekal is a small village in Orchha tehsil, in the district of Narayanpur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 88, made up of 41 males and 47 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,146 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 494661, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bettekal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bettekal village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Narayanpur
Tehsil Orchha
Pincode 494661
Population 88
Male Population 41
Female Population 47
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,146
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bettekal compares

By the 2011 count Bettekal is the 113th largest of the 194 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 174 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Bettekal

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

Bettekal lies about 44 km from Narayanpur, and the nearest railway station is Dantewara, about 58 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 Bettekal
Tehsil headquarters Orchha 12 km
District headquarters Narayanpur 44 km
Nearest town Nārāinpur 44 km
Nearest railway station Dantewara 58 km

Villages closest to Bettekal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bettekal village had a population of 88. That makes it the 113th largest of the 194 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 174 residents.

Bettekal village has 41 males and 47 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bettekal has about 1146 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Bettekal is 494661. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bettekal falls under Orchha tehsil of Narayanpur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bettekal is Dantewara, about 58 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 10+ km distance for Bettekal.

Bettekal is about 44 km from Narayanpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bettekal is in Orchha tehsil of Narayanpur district. Orchha is about 12 km away. Narayanpur is about 44 km away. Nārāinpur is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Brehbeda (under 2 km), Brehebeda (under 2 km) and Gome (1.7 km).

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

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