Betma Explained

Betma
Other Name:Baitmah
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:India Madhya Pradesh#India3
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Madhya Pradesh, India
Coordinates:22.68°N 75.62°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Madhya Pradesh
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Indore
Subdivision Type3:Tehsil
Subdivision Name3:Depalpur
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:12529
Population As Of:2001
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Hindi
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:Postal Index Number
Postal Code:453001

Betma is a town and a nagar panchayat in Indore district in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India.

History

A 1020 CE copper-plate inscription of the Paramara king Bhoja was found in Betma.[1]

Kanungo's of Betma - Jagir pargana

In the Ain-i-Akbari Betma is one of the mahal and old town of Malwa region and pargana of Kayastha zamindari granted from the Malwa Sultanate in (Hijri AD 1101) (Vikram Samvat 1747) 1689 CE.

In 1733 CE Maratha's captured Malwa and Changed the revenue system. In 1756 Malharrao transferred some villages from Betma pargana 12 villages remained with Kanungo Rai Bakhat Singh and other Villages transferred to Sagour pargana or Depalpur.

Bagh(Wagh) Maratha

Malhar Rao Holker granted Betma to his feudal Sardar Madhorao Bhag(Wagh) for local revenue collection in 1757.

Chouhan's of Betma

After some years, a Chouhan Rajput appointed Mandloi raja of some villages in Betma (Ugai Thikanedar) from holkars of Indore princely estate. This family traced their ancestry from Raja Hariraj Singh Chouhan brother of Samrat prithviraj singh chouhan.

It is believed that Sikh Guru Nanak Dev, during his second Udasi, stayed in Betma for six months.[2] In The age of Mughal era Betma was a pargana of Qanungoh (kanungo) hakh Dastoor 26 village under this pargana. Thakur Dungar Singh Nigam who was the appointed Betma pargana jagidar and received the sanad & title of kanungo by the akbar's court Mandu sarkar. By caste he was a kastariya Kayastha. The family traced their ancestry from Thakur Ganrajdas he was the diwan of rana udaipur prithviraj singh in between 1600 and 1700 century .in holkars time holkars change the revenue policy and holkars appointed to madhorao Wagh for Betma local revenue collection. After some years a chouhan rajputs appointed revenue agent (thikanedar) by the agent of holkars Wagh mansabdar and pargana kanungo of Betma they were decently enjoyed their work in company raj and British India also.

Origin of name is possibly from an event where a significant woman sat which got called ‘baith-ma’ (sit mother).

Education

Primary and secondary education in Betma is offered by various schools which are affiliated to either Madhya Pradesh Board of Secondary Education or CBSE.

Geography

Betma is located at .[3] It has an average elevation of 541 metres (1774 feet).

Demographics

India census,[4] Betma had a population of 12,529. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. 17% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Places of interest

Transport

The nearest airport is indore.

References

  1. Book: Harihar Vitthal Trivedi. Inscriptions of the Paramāras (Part 2). Archaeological Survey of India. 1991. Corpus Inscriptionum Indicarum Volume VII: Inscriptions of the Paramāras, Chandēllas, Kachchapaghātas, and two minor dynasties. 35. 10.5281/zenodo.1451755.
  2. Book: History of malwa, Malwa. History of malwa.
  3. http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/35/Betma.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Betma
  4. Web site: Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional). https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. 2004-06-16. 2008-11-01. Census Commission of India.