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About Bethlam Village

Bethlam is a mid sized village in Jalna tehsil, in the district of Jalna, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,182, made up of 608 males and 574 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 440.91 hectares hectares.

Bethlam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bethlam village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Jalna
Tehsil Jalna
Area (hectares) 440.91 hectares
Population 1,182
Male Population 608
Female Population 574
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bethlam compares

By the 2011 count Bethlam is the 82nd largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,621 residents. Its 440.91 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Bethlam

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

Bethlam lies about 5.5 km from Jālna, and the nearest railway station is Jalna, about 4.4 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 Bethlam
Nearest railway station Jalna 4.4 km
Nearest town Jālna 5.5 km

Villages closest to Bethlam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bethlam village had a population of 1,182. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,621 residents.

Bethlam village has 608 males and 574 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bethlam has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 932.

Bethlam covers 440.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bethlam falls under Jalna tehsil of Jalna district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Bethlam is Jalna, about 4.4 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 - 10 km distance for Bethlam.

Bethlam is about 5.5 km from Jālna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bethlam is in Jalna tehsil of Jalna district. Jalna is about 4.4 km away. Jālna is about 5.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Londhyachiwadi (2.6 km), Rohanwadi (3.2 km) and Indewadi (3.2 km).

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

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