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About Betne Village

Betne is a small village in Khanapur tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 411, made up of 213 males and 198 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1541.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Betne Overview

Census 2011 figures for Betne village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Belgaum
Tehsil Khanapur
Pincode 591121
Area (hectares) 1541.96 hectares
Population 411
Male Population 213
Female Population 198
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Betne compares

By the 2011 count Betne is the 154th largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,044 residents. Its 1541.96 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Betne

Betne is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Betne as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Betne from other places

Betne lies about 32 km from Belgaum, and the nearest railway station is Khanapur, about 26 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 Betne
Nearest railway station Khanapur 26 km
District headquarters Belgaum 32 km
Nearest town Belagavi 32 km

Villages closest to Betne

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Betne village had a population of 411. That makes it the 154th largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,044 residents.

Betne village has 213 males and 198 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Betne has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Betne is 591121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Betne covers 1541.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Betne falls under Khanapur tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Betne is Khanapur, about 26 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Betne.

Betne is about 32 km from Belgaum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Betne is in Khanapur tehsil of Belgaum district. Khanapur is about 26 km away. Belgaum is about 32 km away. Belagavi is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chikhale (2.8 km), Ghose (3.4 km) and Mangenkop Alias Ghosenatti (3.4 km).

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

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