# Belain, Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur – Population & Literacy

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Village · Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Belain

Belain is a village in [Balurghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/balurghat/) sub-district of [Dakshin Dinajpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **661 people in 165 households**, the 126th largest of 294 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 661people (2011)
- 165households
- 66.9%literacy
- 956females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Belain

Of every 100 households in Belain in 2011, 22 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Belain · ■ Balurghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****22%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**33%

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

**65%

Tap water ****34%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**47%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**90%

Use banking services ****64%**

**41%

Television ****21%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****26%**

**26%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Belain?

■ Belain · ■ Balurghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.9%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****956**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****943**

**965

Working population ****53.3%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.9% for men and 55.5% for women. 64% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 15 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 82 (23%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 162 (46%) · **■** Marginal 92 (26%)

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 Balurghat

- Akhira681 people
- Paschim Mashespur681 people
- Taraganja673 people
- Chak Ghatak667 people
- Baniakuri658 people
- Khashpur638 people
- Siala638 people
- Chhiail636 people

[All 307 villages in Balurghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/balurghat/villages/)

## Other places named Belain

- Belain · Village, Nabinagar, Aurangabad · 1,528 people
- Belain · Village, Kutumba, Aurangabad · 386 people

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Belain?661 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Belain in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Balurghat sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Belain?66.9% (Census 2011)