About Betla Village

Betla is a large village in Barwadih tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,193, made up of 1,147 males and 1,046 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 316.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Betla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Betla village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Latehar
Tehsil	Barwadih
Pincode	822111
Area (hectares)	316.28 hectares
Population	2,193
Male Population	1,147
Female Population	1,046
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	912
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Betla compares

By the 2011 count Betla is the 11th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,137 residents. Its 316.28 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Betla

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

Betla lies about 35 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is Kechki, about 6.6 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 Betla
Nearest railway station	Kechki	6.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Barwadih	9.9 km
Nearest town	Medininagar	21 km
District headquarters	Latehar	35 km

Villages closest to Betla

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

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Common questions about Betla

As per the Census of India 2011, Betla village had a population of 2,193. That makes it the 11th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,137 residents.

Betla village has 1,147 males and 1,046 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Betla has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Betla is 822111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Betla covers 316.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Betla falls under Barwadih tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Betla is Kechki, about 6.6 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 Betla.

Betla is about 35 km from Latehar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Betla is in Barwadih tehsil of Latehar district. Kechki is about 6.6 km away. Barwadih is about 9.9 km away. Medininagar is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.