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About Betakathi Village

Betakathi is a mid sized village in Korchi tehsil, in the district of Gadchiroli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,239, made up of 618 males and 621 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 954.56 hectares hectares.

Betakathi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Betakathi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Gadchiroli
Tehsil Korchi
Area (hectares) 954.56 hectares
Population 1,239
Male Population 618
Female Population 621
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,005
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Betakathi compares

By the 2011 count Betakathi is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 345 residents. Its 954.56 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1056.

Getting to Betakathi

Betakathi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Betakathi as Available within village. 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 Betakathi from other places

Betakathi lies about 83 km from Gadchiroli, and the nearest railway station is Dewalgaon, about 52 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 Betakathi
Tehsil headquarters Korchi 8.1 km
Nearest railway station Dewalgaon 52 km
Nearest town Dongargarh 55 km
District headquarters Gadchiroli 83 km

Villages closest to Betakathi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Betakathi village had a population of 1,239. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 345 residents.

Betakathi village has 618 males and 621 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Betakathi has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1056.

Betakathi covers 954.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Betakathi falls under Korchi tehsil of Gadchiroli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Betakathi is Dewalgaon, about 52 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Betakathi.

Betakathi is about 83 km from Gadchiroli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Betakathi is in Korchi tehsil of Gadchiroli district. Korchi is about 8.1 km away. Dewalgaon is about 52 km away. Dongargarh is about 55 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tekabedal (under 2 km), Majumkhadka (1.9 km) and Allitola (1.9 km).

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

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