# Bhelia Village, Manteswar, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Manteswar, Barddhaman 

# Bhelia

Bhelia is a village in Manteswar sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,066 people in 247 households**, the 77th largest of 136 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 1,066people (2011)
- 247households
- 79.1%literacy
- 967females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bhelia

Of every 100 households in Bhelia in 2011, 69 had electricity, 89 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhelia · ■ Manteswar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****69%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****89%**

**47%

No toilet (open defecation) ****11%**

**52%

Tap water ****4%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**88%

Use banking services ****96%**

**68%

Television ****45%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**32%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Bhelia?

■ Bhelia · ■ Manteswar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.1%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****967**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****941**

**968

Working population ****33.7%**

**36.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.9% for men and 73.1% for women. 61% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 95 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 120 (33%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 135 (38%) · **■** Marginal 8 (2%)

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

- Samaspur1,106 people
- Parguna1,097 people
- Laskarpur1,091 people
- Ganguria1,089 people
- Nutangram1,059 people
- Gohaildanga1,058 people
- Paikurmuri1,056 people
- Isnabuzruk1,046 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bhelia?1,066 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhelia in?Barddhaman district (Manteswar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bhelia?79.1% (Census 2011)