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About Betajori Village

Betajori is a small village in Majhgaon tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 475, made up of 240 males and 235 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 272 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Betajori Overview

Census 2011 figures for Betajori village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Majhgaon
Pincode 833214
Area (hectares) 272 hectares
Population 475
Male Population 240
Female Population 235
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
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 Betajori compares

By the 2011 count Betajori is the 58th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 837 residents. Its 272 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1023.

Getting to Betajori

Betajori is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Betajori 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 Betajori from other places

Betajori lies about 63 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Badampahar, about 21 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 Betajori
Tehsil headquarters Majhgaon 4.0 km
Nearest railway station Badampahar 21 km
Nearest town Karanjiā 34 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 63 km

Villages closest to Betajori

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Betajori village had a population of 475. That makes it the 58th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 837 residents.

Betajori village has 240 males and 235 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Betajori has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1023.

The pincode recorded for Betajori is 833214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Betajori covers 272 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Betajori falls under Majhgaon tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Betajori is Badampahar, about 21 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 Betajori.

Betajori is about 63 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Betajori is in Majhgaon tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Majhgaon is about 4.0 km away. Badampahar is about 21 km away. Karanjiā is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalkalgutu (under 2 km), Sonaposi (under 2 km) and Kulwai (1.8 km).

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

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