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Bettiah Population 2024

Bettiah city is governed by Municipal Corporation which comes under Bettiah Metropolitan Region. The Bettiah city is located in Bihar state of India.


The current estimate population of Bettiah city in 2024 is 186,000 , while Bettiah metro population is estimated at 220,000 . The last census was conducted in 2011 and the schedule census for Bettiah city in 2021 was postponed due to Covid. The current estimates of Bettiah city are based on past growth rate. Once govt conducts census for Bettiah city, we will update the same here in 2024. As per provisional reports of Census India, population of Bettiah in 2011 is 132,209. Although Bettiah city has population of 132,209; its urban / metropolitan population is 155,518.

Bettiah Literacy Rate and Sex Ratio

In education section, total literates in Bettiah city are 91,298 of which 50,576 are males while 40,722 are females. Average literacy rate of Bettiah city is 80.64 percent of which male and female literacy was 85.02 and 75.80 percent. The sex ratio of Bettiah city is 901 per 1000 males. Child sex ratio of girls is 892 per 1000 boys.

Bettiah Slum Population

Total no. of Slums in Bettiah city numbers 5,194 in which population of 27,982 resides. This is around 21.16% of total population of Bettiah city.

Bettiah Religion

Hinduism is majority religion in Bettiah city with 64.08 % followers. Islam is second most popular religion in city of Bettiah with approximately 33.72 % following it. In Bettiah city, Christinity is followed by 1.90 %, Jainism by 0.01 %, Sikhism by 0.11 % and Buddhism by 0.01 %. Around 0.03 % stated 'Other Religion', approximately 0.14 % stated 'No Particular Religion'.
Religion Percentage Total
Hindu 64.08 % 84,725
Muslims 33.72 % 44,579
Christian 1.90 % 2,513
Sikh 0.11 % 150
Buddhist 0.01 % 13
Jain 0.01 % 13
Others 0.03 % 37
Not Stated 0.14 % 179

Bettiah Future Population 2021-2031

Bettiah City Metropolitan
2011 132,209 155,518
2021 171,000 202,000
2022 176,000 208,000
2023 181,000 214,000
2024 186,000 220,000
2025 191,000 226,000
2026 196,000 232,000
2027 201,000 238,000
2028 207,000 245,000
2029 213,000 252,000
2030 219,000 259,000
2031 225,000 266,000
Bettiah City 2011 Total Male Female
City Population 132,209 69,529 62,680
Literates 91,298 50,576 40,722
Children (0-6) 18,995 10,039 8,956
Average Literacy (%) 80.64 % 85.02 % 75.80 %
Sexratio 901
Child Sexratio 892

Bettiah Metropolitan Region

Bettiah city comes under Bettiah Metropolitan area.
Bettiah Metropolitan Total Male Female
Population 155,518 81,808 73,710
Literates 104,645 58,298 46,347
Children (0-6) 23,119 12,135 10,984
Average Literacy (%) 79.04 % 83.67 % 73.89 %
Sexratio 901
Child Sexratio 905
Bettiah Metropolitan Areas
Bettiah, Hat Saraiya, Kargahia Purab, and Tola Mansaraut