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About Betina Village

Betina is a small village in Dalhousie tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 240, made up of 109 males and 131 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,202 females per 1000 males. The village covers 99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Betina Overview

Census 2011 figures for Betina village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Dalhousie
Pincode 176304
Area (hectares) 99 hectares
Population 240
Male Population 109
Female Population 131
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,202
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Betina compares

By the 2011 count Betina is the 56th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 304 residents. Its 99 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Betina

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

How far is Betina from other places

Betina lies about 19 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 23 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 Betina
Tehsil headquarters Dalhousie 9.5 km
District headquarters Chamba 19 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 23 km

Villages closest to Betina

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Betina village had a population of 240. That makes it the 56th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 304 residents.

Betina village has 109 males and 131 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Betina has about 1202 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Betina is 176304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Betina covers 99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Betina falls under Dalhousie tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Betina is Nurpur Road, about 23 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 within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Betina.

Betina is about 19 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Betina is in Dalhousie tehsil of Chamba district. Dalhousie is about 9.5 km away. Chamba is about 19 km away. Nurpur Road 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 Manola (under 2 km), Bhatoli (2.2 km) and Khorti (2.3 km).

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

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