| Bhetua | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | India Uttar Pradesh |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Coordinates: | 26.1657°N 81.8769°W[1] |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Uttar Pradesh |
| Subdivision Type2: | Division |
| Subdivision Name2: | Faizabad division |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Amethi |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 2.881 |
| Population Total: | 1680 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Hindi, Urdu |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Bhetua is a village in Amethi tehsil of Amethi district, Uttar Pradesh, India.[2] As of 2011, it has a population of 1,680 people, in 260 households.[2] It has one primary school and no healthcare facilities and does not host a weekly haat or permanent market.[2] Bhetua serves as the headquarters of a community development block, which includes 71 rural villages as well as the census town of Korwa.[2] It also serves as the headquarters of a nyaya panchayat that also includes 14 other villages.
The 1951 census recorded Bhetua (as "Bhetwa Mafi") as comprising 20 hamlets, with a total population of 1,148 people (559 male and 589 female), in 248 households and 238 physical houses.[3] The area of the village was given as 747 acres.[3] 100 residents were literate, all male.[3] The village was listed as belonging to the pargana of Amethi and the thana of Raipur.[3]
The 1961 census recorded Bhetua (as "Bhetuwa Muafi") as comprising 14 hamlets, with a total population of 1,231 people (571 male and 660 female), in 252 households and 243 physical houses.[4] The area of the village was given as 747 acres.[4]
The 1981 census recorded Bhetua (as "Bhetuwa") as having a population of 1,747 people, in 338 households, and having an area of 307.57 hectares.[5] The main staple foods were listed as wheat and rice.[5]
The 1991 census recorded Bhetua (as "Bhetuwa") as having a total population of 2,067 people (1,052 male and 1,015 female), in 380 households and 375 physical houses.[6] The area of the village was listed as 208.00 hectares.[6] Members of the 0-6 age group numbered 372, or 18% of the total; this group was 49% male (183) and 51% female (189).[6] Members of scheduled castes numbered 399, or 19% of the village's total population, while no members of scheduled tribes were recorded.[6] The literacy rate of the village was 48% (629 men and 186 women, counting only people age 7 and up).[6] 644 people were classified as main workers (491 men and 153 women), while 59 people were classified as marginal workers (all women); the remaining 1,364 residents were non-workers.[6] The breakdown of main workers by employment category was as follows: 297 cultivators (i.e. people who owned or leased their own land); 239 agricultural labourers (i.e. people who worked someone else's land in return for payment); 0 workers in livestock, forestry, fishing, hunting, plantations, orchards, etc.; 0 in mining and quarrying; 23 household industry workers; 9 workers employed in other manufacturing, processing, service, and repair roles; 1 construction worker; 28 employed in trade and commerce; 0 employed in transport, storage, and communications; and 47 in other services.[6]
Bhetua CD block has the following 71 villages:[2]
| Village name | Total land area (hectares) | Population (in 2011) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 425.3 | 1,524 | ||
| 398.5 | 1,717 | ||
| 509.1 | 1,676 | ||
| 592.3 | 2,357 | ||
| 328.3 | 2,133 | ||
| 135.9 | 1,339 | ||
| 262.5 | 1,447 | ||
| 26.1 | 116 | ||
| 307.8 | 1,280 | ||
| 146.9 | 887 | ||
| 804.2 | 4,547 | ||
| 138.9 | 1,280 | ||
| 208.8 | 1,251 | ||
| 302.8 | 973 | ||
| 111.5 | 526 | ||
| 249.8 | 1,901 | ||
| 101.1 | 385 | ||
| 71.8 | 483 | ||
| 70.7 | 777 | ||
| 96.6 | 786 | ||
| 157.6 | 1,249 | ||
| 68 | 293 | ||
| 131.8 | 1,445 | ||
| 61.8 | 428 | ||
| 71.9 | 652 | ||
| 161.7 | 1,390 | ||
| 165.6 | 837 | ||
| 445.6 | 1,242 | ||
| 110.8 | 1,168 | ||
| 258.1 | 1,025 | ||
| 900.2 | 7,165 | ||
| 422 | 1,177 | ||
| 161.1 | 1,557 | ||
| 154.4 | 605 | ||
| 826.1 | 5,086 | ||
| 614.4 | 3,593 | ||
| 651.8 | 2,430 | ||
| 228.8 | 1,308 | ||
| 135 | 383 | ||
| 133.1 | 708 | ||
| 312.8 | 1,566 | ||
| 223.9 | 1,190 | ||
| 166.9 | 1,529 | ||
| 37.9 | 365 | ||
| 99.1 | 826 | ||
| 93.8 | 1,005 | ||
| 112 | 547 | ||
| 58.7 | 315 | ||
| 12.2 | 231 | ||
| 272.4 | 1,754 | ||
| 117.8 | 397 | ||
| 54.8 | 273 | ||
| 72.7 | 977 | ||
| 58.5 | 436 | ||
| 87.7 | 739 | ||
| 116.3 | 360 | ||
| 418.3 | 2,403 | ||
| 657.1 | 3,744 | ||
| 241.2 | 1,215 | ||
| 99.7 | 1,107 | ||
| 145.5 | 1,438 | ||
| 142.1 | 976 | ||
| Bhetuwa (block headquarters) | 288.1 | 1,680 | |
| 135.9 | 439 | ||
| 326.8 | 3,032 | ||
| 66.4 | 576 | ||
| 187.2 | 1,872 | ||
| 361.2 | 2,137 | ||
| 199 | 1,349 | ||
| 159.1 | 506 | ||
| 107.2 | 417 | ||
| Block total | 16,581 | 96,527 | |
| Village name | Total land area (hectares) | Population (in 2011) |