Betma

Betma is a town and a nagar panchayat in Indore district in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India.HistoryBetma is an old town of Malwa region. A 1020 CE copper-plate inscription of the Paramara king Bhoja was found in Betma.It is believed that Sikh Guru Nanak Dev, during his second Udasi, stayed in Betma for six months. In The age of mughal era Betma was a paragna of Qanungoh(kanungo) hakh Dastoor 26 village under this paragna.Thakur Dungar singh nigam who was the appointed Betma paragna jagirdar and received the sanad & title of kanungo by the akbar's court ujjain sarkar.by caste he was a kastariya kayastha.The family traced from Thakur Ganrajdas he was the diwan of rana udaipur prithviraj singh in between 1600 and 1700 century.in holkers time holkers change the revenue policy and holkers appointed to madhorao bhag for Betma local revenue collection. After some years a chouhan rajput appointed revenue agent (ugai thekedar) by the agent of holkars bagh mansabdar and pargna kanungo of Betma they were decentliy enjoyed their work in campany raj and British India also..EducationPrimary and secondary education in Betma is offered by various schools which are affiliated to either Madhya Pradesh Board of Secondary Education or CBSE......GeographyBetma is located at. It has an average elevation of 541 metres (1774 feet).DemographicsIndia census, 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.