# Betegaon Village, Palghar, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/palghar/betegaon/ Village · Palghar, Thane # Betegaon Betegaon is a village in Palghar sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,832 people in 696 households**, the 22nd largest of 200 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.6%. - 2,832people (2011) - 696households - 83.2%literacy - 752females per 1,000 males ## Betegaon PIN code and other codes Betegaon falls in Palghar sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockPalghar - Census village code552244 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Betegaon from nearby towns? - Palghar (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Thane (district HQ)150 km by road - Palghar (nearest town)15 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 Betegaon? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Betegaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Boisar - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Boisar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Palghar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)19 h summer · 20 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 Betegaon known for? The main crops are **rice and grass**. About 47% of the 678 hectares of village land is sown, and 317 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 Betegaon Of every 100 households in Betegaon in 2011, 88 had electricity, 65 a toilet at home and 50 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 7 a car. ■ Betegaon · ■ Palghar rural average Electricity for lighting ****88%** **74% Toilet within the home ****65%** **48% No toilet (open defecation) ****25%** **43% Tap water ****37%** **41% Drinking water within premises ****65%** **44% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****50%** **41% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****36%** **51% Use banking services ****48%** **54% Television ****55%** **44% Mobile phone ****59%** **43% Computer with internet ****4%** **2% Two-wheeler ****26%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****7%** **3% None of these assets ****16%** **29% Own their home ****62%** **88% 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 Betegaon? ■ Betegaon · ■ Palghar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****83.2%** **75.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****752** **967 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1011** **983 Working population ****47.5%** **45.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.3% for men and 76.1% for women. 65% of men and 24% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 37 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 85 (6%) · **■** Household industry 14 (1%) · **■** Other work 889 (66%) · **■** Marginal 319 (24%) 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 Palghar - Haloli3,260 people - Edwan3,188 people - Saware3,115 people - Dhuktan2,850 people - Durves2,766 people - Padghe2,663 people - Sonave2,650 people - Dahisar T. Manor2,557 people [All 203 villages in Palghar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/palghar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Betegaon from Thane?150 km by road - What is the population of Betegaon?2,832 (Census 2011) - Which district is Betegaon in?Thane district (Palghar sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Betegaon?83.2% (Census 2011)