Village · Jhinkpani, Pashchimi Singhbhum
# Betea

Betea is a village in Jhinkpani sub-district of Pashchimi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand, PIN code 833202. The 2011 Census counted 1,620 people in 278 households, the 10th largest of 27 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 55.0%.
- 1,620 people (2011)
- 278 households
- 54.9% literacy
- 833202 PIN code

## Betea PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Betea is 833202. Betea falls in Jhinkpani sub-district, Pashchimi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand.
- PIN code 833202
- Gram panchayat Choya
- Community development block Jhinkpani
- Census village code 378268

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Betea from nearby towns?
- Jhikpani (sub-district HQ) 8 km by road
- Chaibasa (district HQ) 15 km by road
- Chaibasa (nearest town) 15 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Betea?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Betea; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Chaibasa
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Chaibasa
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Chaibasa
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 5 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Betea known for?

The main crops are rice. About 53% of the 434 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Betea

Of every 100 households in Betea in 2011, 74 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Betea · ■ Jhinkpani rural average
- Electricity for lighting 74% 52%
- Toilet within the home 6% 5%
- No toilet (open defecation) 94% 95%
- Tap water 4% 3%
- Drinking water within premises 4% 4%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 98%
- Use banking services 17% 39%
- Television 3% 7%
- Mobile phone 20% 20%
- Computer with internet 1% 0%
- Two-wheeler 8% 9%
- Car / jeep / van 3% 1%
- None of these assets 19% 28%
- Own their home 96% 97%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Betea?

■ Betea · ■ Jhinkpani rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 54.9% 55.0%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1015 1051
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 890 990
- Working population 40.1% 44.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.6% for men and 42.8% for women. 45% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 355 (55%) · ■ Farm labourers 59 (9%) · ■ Household industry 8 (1%) · ■ Other work 51 (8%) · ■ Marginal 177 (27%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Jhinkpani
- Tutugutu 2,015 people
- Matagutu 1,936 people
- Kelende 1,759 people
- Hatimanda 1,635 people
- Chereapahari 1,560 people
- Raghunathpur 1,346 people
- Ichapur 1,329 people
- Bingtopang 1,238 people

All 27 villages in Jhinkpani

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Betea? 833202
- How far is Betea from Chaibasa? 15 km by road
- What is the population of Betea? 1,620 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Betea in? Pashchimi Singhbhum district (Jhinkpani sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Betea? 54.9% (Census 2011)

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