# Belui Village, Bolpur Sriniketan, Birbhum (West Bengal)

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Village · Bolpur Sriniketan, Birbhum 

# Belui

Belui is a village in Bolpur Sriniketan sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **557 people in 134 households**, the 106th largest of 156 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 557people (2011)
- 134households
- 77.2%literacy
- 1,011females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Belui

Of every 100 households in Belui in 2011, 25 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Belui · ■ Bolpur Sriniketan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****25%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**73%

Tap water ****0%**

**27%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**18%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**82%

Use banking services ****98%**

**61%

Television ****20%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**24%

Own their home ****99%**

**95%

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 Belui?

■ Belui · ■ Bolpur Sriniketan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.2%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1011**

**968

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1312**

**972

Working population ****43.4%**

**42.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.8% for men and 73.5% for women. 57% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 13 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 10 (4%) · **■** Marginal 216 (89%)

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 Bolpur Sriniketan

- Kandarpapur583 people
- Bengutia571 people
- Damdama570 people
- Mostala558 people
- Kalaharpur538 people
- Simait510 people
- Asdullapur496 people
- Mala494 people

[All 169 villages in Bolpur Sriniketan](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/bolpur-sriniketan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Belui?557 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Belui in?Birbhum district (Bolpur Sriniketan sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Belui?77.2% (Census 2011)