# Belera Village, Rajnagar, Birbhum (West Bengal) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Rajnagar, Birbhum 

# Belera

Belera is a village in Rajnagar sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,026 people in 237 households**, the 19th largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.1%.

- 1,026people (2011)
- 237households
- 72.1%literacy
- 914females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Belera

Of every 100 households in Belera in 2011, 50 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Belera · ■ Rajnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****50%**

**36%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****66%**

**80%

Use banking services ****62%**

**34%

Television ****30%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**7%

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

**0%

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

**23%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Belera?

■ Belera · ■ Rajnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.1%**

**67.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****914**

**962

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1154**

**952

Working population ****52.6%**

**44.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.2% for men and 60.7% for women. 65% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 41 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 126 (23%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 154 (29%) · **■** Marginal 218 (40%)

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 Rajnagar

- Kanmora1,130 people
- Patadanga1,104 people
- Aligar1,103 people
- Ganeshpur1,039 people
- Gangapur1,006 people
- Balarampur997 people
- Khayradihi975 people
- Sajina961 people

[All 98 villages in Rajnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/rajnagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Belera?1,026 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Belera in?Birbhum district (Rajnagar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Belera?72.1% (Census 2011)