Betai
Betai is a village in the Tehatta I CD block in the Tehatta subdivision of the Nadia district in the state of West Bengal, India. Geography. Location. Betai is located at . Betai is on the India-Bangladesh border. Meherpur Sadar Upazila of Meherpur District of Bangladesh is across the border. Area overview. Nadia district is mostly alluvial plains lying to the east of Hooghly River, locally known as Bhagirathi. The alluvial plains are cut across by such distributaries as Jalangi, Churni and Ichhamati. With these rivers getting silted up, floods are a recurring feature. The Tehatta subdivision, presented in  the map alongside, is topographically part of the Nadia Plain North. The Jalangi River forms the district/ subdivision border in the north-western part and then flows through the subdivision. The other important rivers are Mathabhanga and Bhairab. The eastern portion forms the boundary with Bangladesh. The subdivision is overwhelmingly rural. 97.15% of the population lives in the rural areas and 2.85% lives in the urban areas. Demographics. According to the 2011 Census of India, Betai had a total population of 20,774, of which 10,761 (52%) were males and 10,013 (48%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years  was 2,063. The total number of literate persons in Betai was 14,207 (75.93% of the population over 6 years). Transport. State Highway 11, running from Mahammad Bazar (in Birbhum district) to Ranaghat (in Nadia district) passes through Betai. State Highway 14 originates from Betai and runs to Dubrajpur (in Birbhum district). Education. A general degree college, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar College was established at Betai in 1973. A local educationist Haran Chandra Biswas played a major role in establishing the college. It is affiliated with the University of Kalyani. It offers degree courses in arts and commerce. There is also a  high school named Betai High School.