# Belan Village, Galsi - II, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Galsi - II, Barddhaman 

# Belan

Belan is a village in Galsi - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,745 people in 647 households**, the 17th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 2,745people (2011)
- 647households
- 61.5%literacy
- 975females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Belan

Of every 100 households in Belan in 2011, 65 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Belan · ■ Galsi - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****65%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****31%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****68%**

**66%

Tap water ****50%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****47%**

**40%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**81%

Use banking services ****94%**

**66%

Television ****26%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****25%**

**31%

Own their home ****99%**

**94%

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 Belan?

■ Belan · ■ Galsi - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.5%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****975**

**969

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1096**

**953

Working population ****52.1%**

**44.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.1% for men and 53.7% for women. 65% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 181 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 308 (22%) · **■** Household industry 7 (0%) · **■** Other work 142 (10%) · **■** Marginal 792 (55%)

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 Galsi - II

- Konarpur2,923 people
- Khetura2,871 people
- Kishorkona2,867 people
- Bhuri2,805 people
- Kurkuba2,714 people
- Hitta2,596 people
- Channa2,465 people
- Babla2,355 people

[All 73 villages in Galsi - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/galsi-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Belan?2,745 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Belan in?Barddhaman district (Galsi - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Belan?61.5% (Census 2011)