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About Bethara Village

Bethara is a small village in Tharali tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 193, made up of 83 males and 110 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,325 females per 1000 males. The village covers 110.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246453, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bethara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bethara village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Tharali
Pincode 246453
Area (hectares) 110.41 hectares
Population 193
Male Population 83
Female Population 110
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,325
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bethara compares

By the 2011 count Bethara is the 155th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 282 residents. Its 110.41 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1152.

Getting to Bethara

Bethara is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bethara as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Bethara from other places

Bethara lies about 23 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 92 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 Bethara
Tehsil headquarters Tharali 21 km
District headquarters Chamoli 23 km
Nearest town Srīnagar 56 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 92 km

Villages closest to Bethara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bethara village had a population of 193. That makes it the 155th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 282 residents.

Bethara village has 83 males and 110 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bethara has about 1325 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1152.

The pincode recorded for Bethara is 246453. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bethara covers 110.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bethara falls under Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bethara is Ramnagar, about 92 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bethara.

Bethara is about 23 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bethara is in Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district. Tharali is about 21 km away. Chamoli is about 23 km away. Srīnagar is about 56 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rains (under 2 km), Chopata (1.6 km) and Tuneda (1.6 km).

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

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