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About Betalbatim Village

Betalbatim is a large village in Salcete tehsil, in the district of South Goa, Goa. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,551, made up of 1,703 males and 1,848 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,085 females per 1000 males. The village covers 447 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 403713, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Betalbatim Overview

Census 2011 figures for Betalbatim village
Description Value
State Goa
District South Goa
Tehsil Salcete
Pincode 403713
Area (hectares) 447 hectares
Population 3,551
Male Population 1,703
Female Population 1,848
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,085
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Betalbatim compares

By the 2011 count Betalbatim is the 6th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,343 residents. Its 447 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1119.

Getting to Betalbatim

Betalbatim is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Betalbatim 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Betalbatim from other places

Betalbatim lies about 23 km from South Goa, and the nearest railway station is Majorda Junction, about under 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 Betalbatim
Nearest railway station Majorda Junction under 2 km
Nearest town Madgaon 5.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Salcete 23 km
District headquarters South Goa 23 km

Villages closest to Betalbatim

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Betalbatim village had a population of 3,551. That makes it the 6th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,343 residents.

Betalbatim village has 1,703 males and 1,848 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Betalbatim has about 1085 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1119.

The pincode recorded for Betalbatim is 403713. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Betalbatim covers 447 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Betalbatim falls under Salcete tehsil of South Goa district in Goa.

The nearest railway station to Betalbatim is Majorda Junction, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Betalbatim.

Betalbatim is about 23 km from South Goa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Betalbatim is in Salcete tehsil of South Goa district. Majorda Junction is about under 2 km away. Madgaon is about 5.0 km away. Salcete is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gandaulim (under 2 km), Calata (under 2 km) and Gonsua (under 2 km).

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

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