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Betad Population - Puruliya, West Bengal

Betad is a medium size village located in Jhalda - I Block of Puruliya district, West Bengal with total 91 families residing. The Betad village has population of 437 of which 224 are males while 213 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Betad village population of children with age 0-6 is 76 which makes up 17.39 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Betad village is 951 which is higher than West Bengal state average of 950. Child Sex Ratio for the Betad as per census is 652, lower than West Bengal average of 956.

Betad village has lower literacy rate compared to West Bengal. In 2011, literacy rate of Betad village was 74.79 % compared to 76.26 % of West Bengal. In Betad Male literacy stands at 87.64 % while female literacy rate was 62.30 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Betad village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Betad village.

Betad Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 91 - -
Population 437 224 213
Child (0-6) 76 46 30
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 193 107 86
Literacy 74.79 % 87.64 % 62.30 %
Total Workers 193 117 76
Main Worker 169 - -
Marginal Worker 24 9 15

Caste Factor

In Betad village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 44.16 % of total population in Betad village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Betad village of Puruliya.

Work Profile

In Betad village out of total population, 193 were engaged in work activities. 87.56 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 12.44 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 193 workers engaged in Main Work, 142 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 7 were Agricultural labourer.