# Betul District, Madhya Pradesh – Sub-districts, Towns, Villages & Population

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District · Madhya Pradesh 

# Betul district

Betul is a district of Madhya Pradesh, 17th of 50 districts there. At the 2011 Census it had **1,575,362 people** in 8 sub-districts, 10 towns and 1,399 villages; 20% lived in towns. The largest town is [Betul](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/betul/betul/betul/) (103,330).

- 1,575,362people (2011)
- 8sub-districts
- 10towns
- 68.9%literacy

## Who lives in Betul?

Betul had **1,575,362 people** at the 2011 Census — 2.2% of Madhya Pradesh's population and 17th of 50 districts of Madhya Pradesh by population. There were 971 women for every 1,000 men (above the Madhya Pradesh figure of 931; 10th of 50 districts of Madhya Pradesh). Among children under 7 the ratio was 957 girls per 1,000 boys (the Madhya Pradesh figure is 918). An average household had 4.8 people, against 4.8 across Madhya Pradesh.

## How literate is Betul?

68.9% of people aged 7 and over could read and write in 2011 (close to Madhya Pradesh's 69.3%), 27th of 50 districts of Madhya Pradesh. Men were at 76.6% and women at 60.9% — a gap of 15.7 points (it is 19.5 points across Madhya Pradesh). Among its sub-districts, literacy is highest in [Betul](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/betul/betul/) (76.7%) and lowest in [Bhainsdehi](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/betul/bhainsdehi/) (58.0%).

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What do people in Betul do for a living?

50.0% of people worked in 2011 (women: 42.9%). Of all workers, 26% farmed their own land, 22% were farm labourers, 1% worked in household industry and 16% in other work such as services, trade and factories; 35% were marginal workers with less than six months' work. Farming employs 48% of workers here, against 47% across Madhya Pradesh. The most farm-dependent of its sub-districts is [Athner](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/betul/athner/) (63% of workers in farming) and the least is [Ghoda Dongri](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/betul/ghoda-dongri/) (27% of workers in farming).

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**■** Cultivators 26 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 22 (22%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 16 (16%) · **■** Marginal 35 (35%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Cities and towns of Betul

19.6% of people lived in towns and cities (below Madhya Pradesh's 27.6%), 28th of 50 districts of Madhya Pradesh. The Census counted 10 towns: 8 statutory towns with a municipality and 2 census towns — places urban in character but still governed as villages. 1 city has 1 lakh (100,000) people or more. The largest is [Betul](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/betul/betul/betul/) with 103,330 people, home to 33% of the urban population.

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Villages of Betul

Betul had 1,399 census villages, 1,344 of them inhabited. The average inhabited village had 942 people; 4 villages had 5,000 people or more. The largest: [Prabhat Pattam](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/betul/multai/prabhat-pattam/) (7,704), [Birul Bazar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/betul/multai/birul-bazar/) (5,796), [Khedi Sawligarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/betul/betul/khedi-sawligarh/) (5,729), [Badora](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/betul/betul/badora/) (5,671) and [Chunalohma](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/betul/bhainsdehi/chunalohma/) (4,975).

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Betul district in history

The 11th edition of the *Encyclopaedia Britannica* (1911) described Betul district as follows. Its wording reflects its time; spellings are as printed.

> The district of Betul has an area of 3826 sq. m. In 1901 the population was 285,363, showing a decrease of 12% in the decade, due to the results of famine. The mean elevation above the sea is about 2000 ft. The country is essentially a highland tract, divided naturally into three distinct portions, differing in their superficial aspects, the character of their soil and their geological formation. The northern part of the district forms an irregular plain of the sandstone formation. It is a well-wooded tract, in many places stretching out in charming glades like an English park, but it has a very sparse population and little cultivated land. In the extreme north a line of hills rises abruptly out of the great plain of the Nerbudda valley. The central tract alone possesses a rich soil, well watered by the Machna and Sampna rivers, almost entirely cultivated and studded with villages. To the south lies a rolling plateau of basaltic formation (with the sacred town of Multai, and the springs of the river Tapti at its highest point), extending over the whole of the southern face of the district, and finally merging into the wild and broken line of the Ghats, which lead down to the plains.

Source: [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th edition (1911) — public domain; transcription via Wikisource](https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/1911_Encyclop%C3%A6dia_Britannica).

Boundaries in 1901 may differ from today's; sentences describing castes or communities are omitted.

## Population of Betul compared with Madhya Pradesh

■ Betul · ■ Madhya Pradesh

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.9%**

**69.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****971**

**931

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****957**

**918

Working population ****50.0%**

**43.5%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Betul

Of every 100 households in Betul in 2011, 71 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Betul · ■ 

Electricity for lighting ****71%**

Toilet within the home ****25%**

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

Tap water ****27%**

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%**

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

Use banking services ****62%**

Television ****29%**

Mobile phone ****34%**

Computer with internet ****1%**

Two-wheeler ****18%**

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

None of these assets ****40%**

Own their home ****87%**

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Sub-districts of Betul

Sub-district People Villages Towns 

[Bhainsdehi](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/betul/bhainsdehi/) 289,295 297 1 

[Athner](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/betul/athner/) 106,793 101 1 

[Betul](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/betul/betul/) 280,179 193 2 

[Chicholi](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/betul/chicholi/) 86,795 80 1 

[Ghoda Dongri](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/betul/ghoda-dongri/) 235,790 172 2 

[Shahpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/betul/shahpur/) 113,306 131 1 

[Multai](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/betul/multai/) 287,078 267 1 

[Amla](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/betul/amla/) 176,126 158 1 

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Cities and towns in Betul

- Betul · 103,330
- Sarni · 86,141
- Amla · 30,215
- Multai · 29,976
- Bhainsdehi · 11,961
- Athner · 11,915
- Betul-Bazar · 10,630
- Ghoda Dongri Ryt · 9,745
- Chicholi · 9,282
- Dhodaramohar Alias Bhoura · 5,956

## Largest villages in Betul

- Prabhat Pattam · 7,704
- Birul Bazar · 5,796
- Khedi Sawligarh · 5,729
- Badora · 5,671
- Chunalohma · 4,975
- Mandhvi · 4,728
- Jhallar · 4,611
- Gurba · 4,208
- Bhimpur · 4,126
- Padhar Buzurg · 4,043
- Satner · 3,922
- Shahpur · 3,904
- Ratamati · 3,875
- Pathakheda · 3,711
- Ghatpipriya · 3,569
- Pipariya · 3,564
- Chikhali · 3,534
- Hiwarkhed · 3,507
- Amrawati · 3,502
- Jambada Bujurg · 3,477

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Quick answers

- How many sub-districts are in Betul?8: Bhainsdehi, Athner, Betul, Chicholi, Ghoda Dongri, Shahpur, Multai, Amla
- What is the population of Betul district?1,575,362 (Census 2011)
- Which is the largest town in Betul?Betul