# Belgaria Village, Purbasthali - I, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Purbasthali - I, Barddhaman 

# Belgaria

Belgaria is a village in Purbasthali - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,230 people in 305 households**, the 43rd largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.3%.

- 1,230people (2011)
- 305households
- 77.3%literacy
- 925females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Belgaria

Of every 100 households in Belgaria in 2011, 21 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Belgaria · ■ Purbasthali - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****21%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****34%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****66%**

**40%

Tap water ****0%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**81%

Use banking services ****23%**

**48%

Television ****18%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****34%**

**26%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Belgaria?

■ Belgaria · ■ Purbasthali - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.3%**

**77.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****925**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****671**

**954

Working population ****33.8%**

**39.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.7% for men and 72.8% for women. 63% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 115 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 242 (58%) · **■** Household industry 18 (4%) · **■** Other work 37 (9%) · **■** Marginal 4 (1%)

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 Purbasthali - I

- Bidyanagar1,332 people
- Malgaria1,328 people
- Sahazadpur1,324 people
- Paranpur1,312 people
- Betpukur1,188 people
- Haripur1,181 people
- Malatipur1,122 people
- Chak Rahatpur1,103 people

[All 95 villages in Purbasthali - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/purbasthali-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Belgaria?1,230 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Belgaria in?Barddhaman district (Purbasthali - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Belgaria?77.3% (Census 2011)