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About Beta Village

Beta is a large village in Polba Dadpur tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,505, made up of 1,209 males and 1,296 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,072 females per 1000 males. The village covers 373.6 hectares hectares.

Beta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Beta village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Polba Dadpur
Area (hectares) 373.6 hectares
Population 2,505
Male Population 1,209
Female Population 1,296
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,072
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 Beta compares

By the 2011 count Beta is the 21st largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents. Its 373.6 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Beta

Beta is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Beta 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 Beta from other places

Beta 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 Beta
Nearest railway station Chandanpur 7.4 km
Nearest town Bhadreswar 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Polba Dadpur 17 km
District headquarters Hugli 17 km

Villages closest to Beta

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Polba Dadpur 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 Beta

As per the Census of India 2011, Beta village had a population of 2,505. That makes it the 21st largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents.

Beta village has 1,209 males and 1,296 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Beta has about 1072 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

Beta covers 373.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Beta falls under Polba Dadpur tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Beta 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 Beta.

Beta 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.

Beta is in Polba Dadpur tehsil of Hugli district. Chandanpur is about 7.4 km away. Bhadreswar is about 15 km away. Polba Dadpur 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 Ayma Haripur (1.7 km), Haripur (1.7 km) and Harit (2.2 km).

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

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