# Belur Village, Raina - I, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Raina - I, Barddhaman 

# Belur

Belur is a village in Raina - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **718 people in 167 households**, the 84th largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.2%.

- 718people (2011)
- 167households
- 85.9%literacy
- 1,034females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Belur

Of every 100 households in Belur in 2011, 48 had electricity, 82 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Belur · ■ Raina - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****48%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****82%**

**64%

No toilet (open defecation) ****18%**

**34%

Tap water ****0%**

**14%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**83%

Use banking services ****93%**

**67%

Television ****26%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**9%

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

**2%

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

**16%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Belur?

■ Belur · ■ Raina - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.9%**

**80.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1034**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1053**

**950

Working population ****34.1%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.8% for men and 81.2% for women. 59% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 24 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 110 (45%) · **■** Other work 45 (18%) · **■** Marginal 66 (27%)

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 Raina - I

- Jakta761 people
- Shaknara756 people
- Purshuna740 people
- Bidyanidhi719 people
- Kulia666 people
- Jamna663 people
- Pipila656 people
- Bhagabatipur642 people

[All 112 villages in Raina - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/raina-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Belur?718 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Belur in?Barddhaman district (Raina - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Belur?85.9% (Census 2011)