# Belia Village, Sainthia, Birbhum (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Sainthia, Birbhum 

# Belia

Belia is a village in Sainthia sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **972 people in 241 households**, the 64th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 972people (2011)
- 241households
- 69.9%literacy
- 992females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Belia

Of every 100 households in Belia in 2011, 30 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Belia · ■ Sainthia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****30%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**82%

Tap water ****1%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**18%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**85%

Use banking services ****97%**

**57%

Television ****22%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****39%**

**33%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Belia?

■ Belia · ■ Sainthia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.9%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****992**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1180**

**961

Working population ****37.9%**

**41.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.3% for men and 63.3% for women. 65% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 20 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 11 (3%) · **■** Marginal 332 (90%)

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 Sainthia

- Akudihi1,049 people
- Bhandhura1,002 people
- Baidyapur1,000 people
- Kshatipur976 people
- Bhabanipur965 people
- Goraipur961 people
- Konarpur958 people
- Monai954 people

[All 230 villages in Sainthia](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/sainthia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Belia?972 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Belia in?Birbhum district (Sainthia sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Belia?69.9% (Census 2011)