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 2025 is
191,000
, while Bettiah metro population is estimated at
226,000
. 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 2025.
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