About Betma Village

Betma is a mid sized village in Kersai tehsil, in the district of Simdega, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 788, made up of 391 males and 397 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,015 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1200 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835223, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Betma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Betma village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Simdega
Tehsil	Kersai
Pincode	835223
Area (hectares)	1200 hectares
Population	788
Male Population	391
Female Population	397
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,015
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 Betma compares

By the 2011 count Betma is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,961 residents. Its 1200 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Betma

Betma is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Betma 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 Betma from other places

Betma lies about 30 km from Simdega, and the nearest railway station is Sogra, about 61 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 Betma
Tehsil headquarters	Kersai	13 km
Nearest town	Jashpur Nagar	28 km
District headquarters	Simdega	30 km
Nearest railway station	Sogra	61 km

Villages closest to Betma

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Betma village had a population of 788. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,961 residents.

Betma village has 391 males and 397 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Betma has about 1015 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Betma is 835223. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Betma covers 1200 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.

Betma falls under Kersai tehsil of Simdega district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Betma is Sogra, about 61 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 Betma.

Betma is about 30 km from Simdega in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Betma is in Kersai tehsil of Simdega district. Kersai is about 13 km away. Jashpur Nagar is about 28 km away. Simdega is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.