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About Betla Village

Betla is a small village in Manika tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 354, made up of 170 males and 184 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,082 females per 1000 males. The village covers 91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822126, 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 Manika
Pincode 822126
Area (hectares) 91 hectares
Population 354
Male Population 170
Female Population 184
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,082
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Betla compares

By the 2011 count Betla is the 62nd largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,074 residents. Its 91 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Betla

Betla is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Betla as Available within 10+ 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 Betla from other places

Betla lies about 26 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is Kumandih, about 20 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 Kumandih 20 km
District headquarters Latehar 26 km
Nearest town Lātehār 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Manika 28 km

Villages closest to Betla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Betla village had a population of 354. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,074 residents.

Betla village has 170 males and 184 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Betla has about 1082 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Betla is 822126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Betla covers 91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Betla falls under Manika tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Betla is Kumandih, about 20 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 <5 km distance for Betla.

Betla is about 26 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 Manika tehsil of Latehar district. Kumandih is about 20 km away. Latehar is about 26 km away. Lātehār is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barwaia Kalan (under 2 km), Barwaia Khurd (1.6 km) and Patna (2.9 km).

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

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