Betasing

Betasing Betasing
Town
Betasing Location in Meghalaya, India Show map of Meghalaya Betasing Betasing (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 25°30′35″N 89°57′06″E / 25.5096015°N 89.9517632°E / 25.5096015; 89.9517632
Country	India
State	Meghalaya
Community Development Blocks in India	Betasing Block.
Languages
• Official	English
• Local	Garo, Hajong, Koch
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	794115
Vehicle registration	ML

Betasing is the Community & Rural Development Block headquarters situated 7 km from the district headquarters of South West Garo Hills, Ampati.

Demographics

Betasing Block of South West Garo Hills has a total population of 72,103^[1] as per the census of 2011. Out of which 36,340 are males and 35763 are females.

Religion

About 45,545 of the people follow Christianity while 20,181 follow Hinduism. Unaffiliated and other religions make up the rest of the population.

Religion in Betasing (2011)^[2]

1. Christianity (65.9%)
2. Hinduism (28.0%)
3. Others (6.07%)

Languages

About 92% of the population are Tribals. Hajong, Garo and Koch are the major tribes in the Community and Rural Development Block.

Languages of Betasing (2011)^[3]

1. Garo (67.9%)
2. Hajong (13.1%)
3. Koch (11.0%)
4. Bengali (5.97%)
5. Others (2.11%)

References

1. "Betasing Population (2021/2022), Block Village List in West Garo Hills, Meghalaya". Archived from the original on 10 July 2014.
2. "Betasing Population (2021/2022), Block Village List in West Garo Hills, Meghalaya". Archived from the original on 10 July 2014.
3. "Betasing Population (2021/2022), Block Village List in West Garo Hills, Meghalaya". Archived from the original on 10 July 2014.