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About Betjharia Village

Betjharia is a mid sized village in Simlapal tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 573, made up of 275 males and 298 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,084 females per 1000 males. The village covers 383.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722160, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Betjharia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Betjharia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Simlapal
Pincode 722160
Area (hectares) 383.19 hectares
Population 573
Male Population 275
Female Population 298
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,084
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Betjharia compares

By the 2011 count Betjharia is the 89th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 702 residents. Its 383.19 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 967.

Getting to Betjharia

Betjharia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Betjharia as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Barisol, Baurisol, Benjtabani and Benrebati. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Betjharia

As per the Census of India 2011, Betjharia village had a population of 573. That makes it the 89th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 702 residents.

Betjharia village has 275 males and 298 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Betjharia has about 1084 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Betjharia is 722160. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Betjharia covers 383.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Betjharia falls under Simlapal tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Betjharia notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Betjharia is in Simlapal tehsil of Bankura district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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