# Betani Jhar Village, Tezpur, Sonitpur (Assam) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sonitpur/tezpur/betani-jhar/ Village · Tezpur, Sonitpur # Betani Jhar Betani Jhar is a village in Tezpur sub-district of Sonitpur district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **2,532 people in 552 households**, the 29th largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.5%. - 2,532people (2011) - 552households - 87.1%literacy - 960females per 1,000 males ## Betani Jhar PIN code and other codes Betani Jhar falls in Tezpur sub-district, Sonitpur district, Assam. - Community development blockBalipara - Census village code286249 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Betani Jhar from nearby towns? - Tezpur (district HQ)15 km by road - Tezpur (nearest town)13 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Betani Jhar? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Betani Jhar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Tezpur - ○Degree college10+ km · Tezpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tezpur - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)99 h summer · 99 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Betani Jhar known for? The main crops are **paddy, vegetables and horticulture crops**. About 45% of the 234 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Betani Jhar Of every 100 households in Betani Jhar in 2011, 76 had electricity, 88 a toilet at home and 48 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 7 a car. ■ Betani Jhar · ■ Tezpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****76%** **46% Toilet within the home ****88%** **81% No toilet (open defecation) ****10%** **17% Tap water ****3%** **6% Drinking water within premises ****80%** **72% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****48%** **28% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****45%** **71% Use banking services ****65%** **47% Television ****63%** **34% Mobile phone ****72%** **48% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****24%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****7%** **4% None of these assets ****6%** **15% Own their home ****78%** **91% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Betani Jhar? ■ Betani Jhar · ■ Tezpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****87.1%** **76.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****960** **930 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****918** **927 Working population ****33.8%** **35.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.1% for men and 81.9% for women. 54% of men and 13% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 62 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 11 (1%) · **■** Household industry 24 (3%) · **■** Other work 626 (73%) · **■** Marginal 133 (16%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Tezpur - Urium Guri Gaon2,747 people - Karaiani Bangali Gaon2,727 people - Dipotahat Khola2,706 people - Ali Singa Urium Guri2,553 people - Bhaluk Jharani2,429 people - Deka Chuburi Kudar Bari Gaon2,405 people - Likhak Gaon2,392 people - Raj Bharal2,378 people [All 128 villages in Tezpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sonitpur/tezpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Betani Jhar from Tezpur?15 km by road - What is the population of Betani Jhar?2,532 (Census 2011) - Which district is Betani Jhar in?Sonitpur district (Tezpur sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Betani Jhar?87.1% (Census 2011)