# Beta Village, Polba - Dadpur, Hugli (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Polba - Dadpur, Hugli 

# Beta

Beta is a village in Polba - Dadpur sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,505 people in 571 households**, the 21st largest of 193 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.1%.

- 2,505people (2011)
- 571households
- 72.1%literacy
- 1,072females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Beta

Of every 100 households in Beta in 2011, 41 had electricity, 53 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Beta · ■ Polba - Dadpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****41%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****53%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****35%**

**50%

Tap water ****23%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****31%**

**21%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**86%

Use banking services ****22%**

**56%

Television ****29%**

**33%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****17%**

**14%

Own their home ****88%**

**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 Beta?

■ Beta · ■ Polba - Dadpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.1%**

**75.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1072**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**942

Working population ****44.3%**

**45.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.0% for men and 69.5% for women. 59% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 131 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 605 (55%) · **■** Household industry 81 (7%) · **■** Other work 187 (17%) · **■** Marginal 105 (9%)

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 Polba - Dadpur

- Alipur2,849 people
- Rajhat2,728 people
- Meria2,693 people
- Meghsar2,673 people
- Kotalpara2,458 people
- Dalimba2,442 people
- Akna2,408 people
- Basudebbati2,381 people

[All 194 villages in Polba - Dadpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/polba-dadpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Beta?2,505 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Beta in?Hugli district (Polba - Dadpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Beta?72.1% (Census 2011)