# Bara Belun Village, Bhatar, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Bhatar, Barddhaman 

# Bara Belun

Bara Belun is a village in Bhatar sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **11,261 people in 2,498 households**, the 2nd largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.5%.

- 11,261people (2011)
- 2,498households
- 70.1%literacy
- 974females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bara Belun

Of every 100 households in Bara Belun in 2011, 45 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bara Belun · ■ Bhatar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****45%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****44%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****55%**

**58%

Tap water ****8%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**29%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%**

**87%

Use banking services ****58%**

**57%

Television ****33%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****23%**

**24%

Own their home ****93%**

**97%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Bara Belun?

■ Bara Belun · ■ Bhatar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.1%**

**71.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****974**

**962

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****942**

**953

Working population ****44.3%**

**42.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.5% for men and 63.6% for women. 61% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 797 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,568 (31%) · **■** Household industry 65 (1%) · **■** Other work 962 (19%) · **■** Marginal 1,601 (32%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Bhatar

- Orgram13,554 people
- Eruar10,863 people
- Bamsor7,997 people
- Nasigram7,503 people
- Balgana7,203 people

[All 107 villages in Bhatar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/bhatar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bara Belun?11,261 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bara Belun in?Barddhaman district (Bhatar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bara Belun?70.1% (Census 2011)