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About Betberia Village

Betberia is a mid sized village in Bishnupur I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,617, made up of 877 males and 740 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 844 females per 1000 males. The village covers 133.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743503, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Betberia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Betberia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Bishnupur I
Pincode 743503
Area (hectares) 133.97 hectares
Population 1,617
Male Population 877
Female Population 740
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 844
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 Betberia compares

By the 2011 count Betberia is the 50th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,433 residents. Its 133.97 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Betberia

Betberia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Betberia 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Betberia from other places

Betberia lies about 25 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Joka, about 8.2 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 Betberia
Nearest railway station Joka 8.2 km
Nearest town Baruipur 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Bishnupur I 25 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 25 km

Villages closest to Betberia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bishnupur I 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 Betberia

As per the Census of India 2011, Betberia village had a population of 1,617. That makes it the 50th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,433 residents.

Betberia village has 877 males and 740 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Betberia has about 844 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Betberia is 743503. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Betberia covers 133.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Betberia falls under Bishnupur I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Betberia is Joka, about 8.2 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Betberia.

Betberia is about 25 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Betberia is in Bishnupur I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Joka is about 8.2 km away. Baruipur is about 11 km away. Bishnupur I is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Darikeoradanga (under 2 km), Chak Rosanmamud (under 2 km) and Chak Nursikdar (under 2 km).

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

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