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About Betra Village

Betra is a large village in Goghat II tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,262, made up of 1,677 males and 1,585 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 400.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Betra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Betra village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Goghat II
Pincode 712122
Area (hectares) 400.29 hectares
Population 3,262
Male Population 1,677
Female Population 1,585
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Betra compares

By the 2011 count Betra is the 13th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,460 residents. Its 400.29 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Betra

Betra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Betra as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Betra from other places

Betra lies about 17 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Chandanpur, about 7.4 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 Betra
Nearest railway station Chandanpur 7.4 km
Nearest town Bhadreswar 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Goghat II 17 km
District headquarters Hugli 17 km

Villages closest to Betra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Goghat II 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 Betra

As per the Census of India 2011, Betra village had a population of 3,262. That makes it the 13th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,460 residents.

Betra village has 1,677 males and 1,585 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Betra has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Betra is 712122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Betra covers 400.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Betra falls under Goghat II tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Betra is Chandanpur, about 7.4 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Betra.

Betra is about 17 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Betra is in Goghat II tehsil of Hugli district. Chandanpur is about 7.4 km away. Bhadreswar is about 15 km away. Goghat II is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hazipur (1.7 km), Datpur (14 km) and Andua (18 km).

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

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