About Betkundu Village

Betkundu is a large village in Mahisadal tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,935, made up of 2,582 males and 2,353 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 299.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721603, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Betkundu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Betkundu village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Purba Medinipur
Tehsil	Mahisadal
Pincode	721603
Area (hectares)	299.55 hectares
Population	4,935
Male Population	2,582
Female Population	2,353
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	911
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Betkundu compares

By the 2011 count Betkundu is the 8th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,684 residents. Its 299.55 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Betkundu

Betkundu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Betkundu as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Betkundu from other places

Betkundu lies about 24 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Mahisadal, about 4.0 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 Betkundu
Nearest railway station	Mahisadal	4.0 km
Nearest town	Monoharpur	8.4 km
District headquarters	Purba Medinipur	24 km

Villages closest to Betkundu

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

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Common questions about Betkundu

As per the Census of India 2011, Betkundu village had a population of 4,935. That makes it the 8th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,684 residents.

Betkundu village has 2,582 males and 2,353 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Betkundu has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Betkundu is 721603. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Betkundu covers 299.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Betkundu falls under Mahisadal tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Betkundu is Mahisadal, about 4.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Betkundu is about 24 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Betkundu is in Mahisadal tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Mahisadal is about 4.0 km away. Monoharpur is about 8.4 km away. Purba Medinipur is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.