# Betragar Village, Jamalpur, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Jamalpur, Barddhaman 

# Betragar

Betragar is a village in Jamalpur sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,091 people in 544 households**, the 53rd largest of 121 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.1%.

- 2,091people (2011)
- 544households
- 71.0%literacy
- 1,009females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Betragar

Of every 100 households in Betragar in 2011, 46 had electricity, 43 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Betragar · ■ Jamalpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****46%**

**48%

Toilet within the home ****43%**

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****48%**

**46%

Tap water ****44%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****48%**

**33%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**84%

Use banking services ****93%**

**65%

Television ****29%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****18%**

**18%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 Betragar?

■ Betragar · ■ Jamalpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.0%**

**74.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1009**

**980

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1158**

**982

Working population ****47.3%**

**44.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.3% for men and 64.6% for women. 65% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 110 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 674 (68%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 142 (14%) · **■** Marginal 55 (6%)

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 Jamalpur

- Astai2,191 people
- Paratal2,189 people
- Mahishgaria2,137 people
- Bahadurpur2,098 people
- Mayna2,000 people
- Basantapur1,918 people
- Gureghar1,910 people
- Sonar Garia1,906 people

[All 123 villages in Jamalpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/jamalpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Betragar?2,091 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Betragar in?Barddhaman district (Jamalpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Betragar?71.0% (Census 2011)