# Betjharia Village, Simlapal, Bankura (West Bengal)

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Village · Simlapal, Bankura 

# Betjharia

Betjharia is a village in Simlapal sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **573 people in 122 households**, the 94th largest of 191 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.4%.

- 573people (2011)
- 122households
- 55.3%literacy
- 1,084females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Betjharia

Of every 100 households in Betjharia in 2011, 15 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Betjharia · ■ Simlapal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****15%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**84%

Use banking services ****33%**

**52%

Television ****4%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****35%**

**24%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Betjharia?

■ Betjharia · ■ Simlapal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.3%**

**68.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1084**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1032**

**960

Working population ****46.4%**

**40.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.0% for men and 43.6% for women. 57% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 3 (1%) · **■** Marginal 262 (98%)

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 Simlapal

- Balarampur578 people
- Bhelaidiha578 people
- Bankata576 people
- Pithabakra575 people
- Ghugia573 people
- Kusumdunri571 people
- Kharika560 people
- Benjtabani559 people

[All 202 villages in Simlapal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/simlapal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Betjharia?573 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Betjharia in?Bankura district (Simlapal sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Betjharia?55.3% (Census 2011)