# Betgara, Maynaguri, Jalpaiguri – Population & Literacy

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Village · Maynaguri, Jalpaiguri 

# Betgara

Betgara is a village in [Maynaguri](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/jalpaiguri/maynaguri/) sub-district of [Jalpaiguri](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/jalpaiguri/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **4,739 people in 1,052 households**, the 16th largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%.

- 4,739people (2011)
- 1,052households
- 66.6%literacy
- 893females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Betgara

Of every 100 households in Betgara in 2011, 6 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Betgara · ■ Maynaguri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****6%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**67%

Tap water ****1%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****62%**

**68%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**92%

Use banking services ****13%**

**22%

Television ****4%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****36%**

**31%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 Betgara?

■ Betgara · ■ Maynaguri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.6%**

**74.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****893**

**931

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****842**

**940

Working population ****32.5%**

**36.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.7% for men and 58.7% for women. 57% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 503 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 432 (28%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 171 (11%) · **■** Marginal 434 (28%)

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 Maynaguri

- Kumarpara5,336 people
- Uttar Khagrabari5,076 people
- Uttar Mauamari4,978 people
- Penchahahi4,848 people
- Singimari4,613 people
- Kanthalbari4,591 people
- Dakshin Ulladabari4,586 people
- Tekatali4,507 people

[All 85 villages in Maynaguri](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/jalpaiguri/maynaguri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Betgara?4,739 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Betgara in?Jalpaiguri district (Maynaguri sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Betgara?66.6% (Census 2011)