# Belgharia, Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur – Population & Literacy

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Village · Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Belgharia

Belgharia 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 **1,022 people in 251 households**, the 73rd largest of 294 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 1,022people (2011)
- 251households
- 79.0%literacy
- 1,040females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Belgharia

Of every 100 households in Belgharia in 2011, 17 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Belgharia · ■ Balurghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****17%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****33%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****67%**

**65%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****46%**

**47%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**90%

Use banking services ****28%**

**41%

Television ****10%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**2%

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

**26%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Belgharia?

■ Belgharia · ■ Balurghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.0%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1040**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1304**

**965

Working population ****56.0%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.3% for men and 74.8% for women. 62% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 169 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 258 (45%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 42 (7%) · **■** Marginal 100 (17%)

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

- Dumair1,039 people
- Salgoan1,039 people
- Majhigram1,031 people
- Chak Andharu1,025 people
- Raypur1,020 people
- Madhabpara1,004 people
- Alipur1,003 people
- Mahala992 people

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

## Other places named Belgharia

- Belgharia · Town, Nadia · 5,858 people

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Belgharia?1,022 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Belgharia in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Balurghat sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Belgharia?79.0% (Census 2011)