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About Betala Village

Betala is a mid sized village in Brahmapuri tehsil, in the district of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,669, made up of 830 males and 839 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,011 females per 1000 males. The village covers 428.84 hectares hectares.

Betala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Betala village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Chandrapur
Tehsil Brahmapuri
Area (hectares) 428.84 hectares
Population 1,669
Male Population 830
Female Population 839
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,011
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Betala compares

By the 2011 count Betala is the 23rd largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,183 residents. Its 428.84 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Betala

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

Betala lies about 93 km from Chandrapur, and the nearest railway station is Bramhapuri, about 5.2 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 Betala
Nearest railway station Bramhapuri 5.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Brahmapuri 6.3 km
District headquarters Chandrapur 93 km

Villages closest to Betala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Betala village had a population of 1,669. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,183 residents.

Betala village has 830 males and 839 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Betala has about 1011 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 975.

Betala covers 428.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Betala falls under Brahmapuri tehsil of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Betala is Bramhapuri, about 5.2 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 <5 km distance for Betala.

Betala is about 93 km from Chandrapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Betala is in Brahmapuri tehsil of Chandrapur district. Bramhapuri is about 5.2 km away. Brahmapuri is about 6.3 km away. Chandrapur is about 93 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kinhi (under 2 km), Bodegaon (1.7 km) and Boddegaon (1.7 km).

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

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