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About Betla Village

Betla is a large village in Sambhal tehsil, in the district of Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,495, made up of 1,843 males and 1,652 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 389.1 hectares hectares.

Betla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Betla village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Moradabad
Tehsil Sambhal
Area (hectares) 389.1 hectares
Population 3,495
Male Population 1,843
Female Population 1,652
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Betla compares

By the 2011 count Betla is the 57th largest of the 362 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,056 residents. Its 389.1 hectares work out to about 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 906.

Getting to Betla

Betla is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Betla as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Betla from other places

Betla lies about 25 km from Moradabad, and the nearest railway station is Sirsi Mukhdampur, about 6.3 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 Betla
Nearest town Sirsi 6.0 km
Nearest railway station Sirsi Mukhdampur 6.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Sambhal 11 km
District headquarters Moradabad 25 km

Villages closest to Betla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Betla village had a population of 3,495. That makes it the 57th largest of the 362 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,056 residents.

Betla village has 1,843 males and 1,652 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Betla has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 906.

Betla covers 389.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Betla falls under Sambhal tehsil of Moradabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Betla is Sirsi Mukhdampur, about 6.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available for Betla.

Betla is about 25 km from Moradabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Betla is in Sambhal tehsil of Moradabad district. Sirsi is about 6.0 km away. Sirsi Mukhdampur is about 6.3 km away. Sambhal is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kadera (1.8 km), Nawada (1.9 km) and Emadpur (2.0 km).

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

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