# Betad Village, Jhalda - I, Puruliya (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Jhalda - I, Puruliya 

# Betad

Betad is a village in Jhalda - I sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **437 people in 91 households**, the 99th largest of 131 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.7%.

- 437people (2011)
- 91households
- 74.8%literacy
- 951females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Betad

Of every 100 households in Betad in 2011, 35 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Betad · ■ Jhalda - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****35%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**11%

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

**2%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****20%**

**39%

Television ****10%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**6%

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

**1%

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

**25%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

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 Betad?

■ Betad · ■ Jhalda - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.8%**

**66.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****951**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****652**

**946

Working population ****44.2%**

**42.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.6% for men and 62.3% for women. 52% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 142 (74%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (4%) · **■** Other work 20 (10%) · **■** Marginal 24 (12%)

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 Jhalda - I

- Latar472 people
- Bandi460 people
- Nawagar443 people
- Ichatu441 people
- Krishnapur Alias Nutandi423 people
- Guridi415 people
- Bara Phuhara405 people
- Bargram396 people

[All 142 villages in Jhalda - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/jhalda-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Betad?437 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Betad in?Puruliya district (Jhalda - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Betad?74.8% (Census 2011)