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About Bethat Village

Bethat is a mid sized village in Bishunpur tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 570, made up of 279 males and 291 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,043 females per 1000 males. The village covers 846.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835351, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bethat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bethat village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Bishunpur
Pincode 835351
Area (hectares) 846.13 hectares
Population 570
Male Population 279
Female Population 291
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,043
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bethat compares

By the 2011 count Bethat is the 41st largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 916 residents. Its 846.13 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Bethat

Bethat is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bethat as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Bethat from other places

Bethat lies about 50 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Demu, about 29 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 Bethat
Tehsil headquarters Bishunpur 11 km
Nearest railway station Demu 29 km
Nearest town Lohārdagā 30 km
District headquarters Gumla 50 km

Villages closest to Bethat

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bethat village had a population of 570. That makes it the 41st largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 916 residents.

Bethat village has 279 males and 291 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bethat has about 1043 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Bethat is 835351. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bethat covers 846.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bethat falls under Bishunpur tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bethat is Demu, about 29 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bethat.

Bethat is about 50 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bethat is in Bishunpur tehsil of Gumla district. Bishunpur is about 11 km away. Demu is about 29 km away. Lohārdagā is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rehaldag (1.5 km), Hakajang (3.1 km) and Labga (3.1 km).

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

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