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About Betad Village

Betad is a small village in Jhalda I tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 437, made up of 224 males and 213 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 191.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Betad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Betad village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Jhalda I
Pincode 723212
Area (hectares) 191.2 hectares
Population 437
Male Population 224
Female Population 213
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Betad compares

By the 2011 count Betad is the 98th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 982 residents. Its 191.2 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Betad

Betad is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Betad as Available within 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bara Ganta, Bara Phuhara, Barabakad and Bargram. 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 Betad

As per the Census of India 2011, Betad village had a population of 437. That makes it the 98th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 982 residents.

Betad village has 224 males and 213 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Betad has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Betad is 723212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Betad covers 191.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Betad falls under Jhalda I tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Betad notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Betad is in Jhalda I tehsil of Puruliya 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 Betad today is likely to be higher.

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