# Belenda Village, Manteswar, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Manteswar, Barddhaman 

# Belenda

Belenda is a village in Manteswar sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,112 people in 263 households**, the 72nd largest of 136 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 1,112people (2011)
- 263households
- 77.8%literacy
- 894females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Belenda

Of every 100 households in Belenda in 2011, 35 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Belenda · ■ Manteswar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****35%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****42%**

**47%

No toilet (open defecation) ****57%**

**52%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

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

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**88%

Use banking services ****92%**

**68%

Television ****24%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****40%**

**32%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Belenda?

■ Belenda · ■ Manteswar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.8%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****894**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****611**

**968

Working population ****35.3%**

**36.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.0% for men and 70.1% for women. 56% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 81 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 161 (41%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 76 (19%) · **■** Marginal 72 (18%)

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 Manteswar

- Akbarnagar1,219 people
- Jamna1,173 people
- Kuli1,172 people
- Banui1,166 people
- Samaspur1,106 people
- Parguna1,097 people
- Laskarpur1,091 people
- Ganguria1,089 people

[All 144 villages in Manteswar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/manteswar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Belenda?1,112 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Belenda in?Barddhaman district (Manteswar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Belenda?77.8% (Census 2011)