| Betawad | |
| Settlement Type: | town |
| Pushpin Map: | India Maharashtra |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Maharashtra, India |
| Coordinates: | 21.1664°N 74.9108°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Maharashtra |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Dhule |
| Government Type: | Panchayat Raj |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 0.86 |
| Elevation M: | 346 |
| Population Total: | 7692 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Marathi |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 425403 |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
| Area Code: | 02566 |
| Registration Plate: | Mh18 |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Nearest city |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | Dhule |
Betawad is a village in Sindkheda Taluka, Dhule District of Maharashtra State, India. It belongs to the Khandesh, the Northern Maharashtra regional and Nashik Division.
It is located 27km (17miles) to the north from District headquarters at Dhule. It is 24 km from Shindkhede and 375 km from State capital Mumbai.
The pin code for Betawad is 425403.
Betawad has a population of 7692 of which 3918 are males while 3774 are females as per the Indian Population Census of 2011.
In Betawad the population of children with age 0–6 is 909 which makes up 11.82% of total population of village. Average sex ratio of Betawad village is 963 which is higher than Maharashtra state average of 929. Child sex ratio for the Betawad as per census is 772, lower than Maharashtra average of 894.
Betawad has lower literacy rate compared to Maharashtra. In 2011, literacy rate of Betawad was 75.29% compared to 82.34% of Maharashtra. In Betawad male literacy stands at 82.35% while female literacy rate was 68.18%.
Betawad is administered by a sarpanch (head of village) who is elected representative of village.
In Betawad village out of total population, 3803 were engaged in work activities. 89.17% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 10.83% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 3803 workers engaged in Main Work, 431 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2166 were Agricultural labourer.[1] [2]
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