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About Dakshin Betauna Village

Dakshin Betauna is a large village in Karandighi tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,730, made up of 1,982 males and 1,748 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 882 females per 1000 males. The village covers 348.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakshin Betauna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshin Betauna village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Karandighi
Pincode 733210
Area (hectares) 348.84 hectares
Population 3,730
Male Population 1,982
Female Population 1,748
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 882
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dakshin Betauna compares

By the 2011 count Dakshin Betauna is the 22nd largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,842 residents. Its 348.84 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Dakshin Betauna

Dakshin Betauna is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dakshin Betauna as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Dakshin Betauna from other places

Dakshin Betauna lies about 42 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Rautara, about 9.8 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 Dakshin Betauna
Nearest railway station Rautara 9.8 km
Nearest town Katihar 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Karandighi 34 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 42 km

Villages closest to Dakshin Betauna

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Karandighi 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 Dakshin Betauna

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshin Betauna village had a population of 3,730. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,842 residents.

Dakshin Betauna village has 1,982 males and 1,748 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshin Betauna has about 882 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Dakshin Betauna is 733210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakshin Betauna covers 348.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dakshin Betauna falls under Karandighi tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dakshin Betauna is Rautara, about 9.8 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Dakshin Betauna.

Dakshin Betauna is about 42 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dakshin Betauna is in Karandighi tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Rautara is about 9.8 km away. Katihar is about 17 km away. Karandighi is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Uttar Betauna (under 2 km), Andharia (12 km) and Bardahi (13 km).

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

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