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About Betqui Village

Betqui is a mid sized village in Ponda tehsil, in the district of North Goa, Goa. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,707, made up of 871 males and 836 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 629 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 403107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Betqui Overview

Census 2011 figures for Betqui village
Description Value
State Goa
District North Goa
Tehsil Ponda
Pincode 403107
Area (hectares) 629 hectares
Population 1,707
Male Population 871
Female Population 836
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Betqui compares

By the 2011 count Betqui is the 15th largest of the 22 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,826 residents. Its 629 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Betqui

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

Betqui lies about 5.0 km from North Goa, and the nearest railway station is Karmali, about 7.5 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 Betqui
District headquarters North Goa 5.0 km
Nearest railway station Karmali 7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Ponda 12 km

Villages closest to Betqui

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Betqui village had a population of 1,707. That makes it the 15th largest of the 22 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,826 residents.

Betqui village has 871 males and 836 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Betqui has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Betqui is 403107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Betqui covers 629 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Betqui falls under Ponda tehsil of North Goa district in Goa.

The nearest railway station to Betqui is Karmali, about 7.5 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Betqui.

Betqui is about 5.0 km from North Goa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Betqui is in Ponda tehsil of North Goa district. North Goa is about 5.0 km away. Karmali is about 7.5 km away. Ponda is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Volvoi (2.9 km), Orgao (3.2 km) and Candola (3.2 km).

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

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