# Belasthali Village, Gangarampur – Population & Literacy

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Village · Gangarampur, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Belasthali

Belasthali is a village in Gangarampur sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,100 people in 482 households**, the 27th largest of 198 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.3%.

- 2,100people (2011)
- 482households
- 85.0%literacy
- 939females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Belasthali

Of every 100 households in Belasthali in 2011, 29 had electricity, 45 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Belasthali · ■ Gangarampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****29%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****45%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****55%**

**70%

Tap water ****36%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**32%

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

**2%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****15%**

**27%

Television ****8%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****15%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****50%**

**37%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Belasthali?

■ Belasthali · ■ Gangarampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.0%**

**71.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****939**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**936

Working population ****34.0%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.5% for men and 82.4% for women. 59% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 300 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 277 (39%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 23 (3%) · **■** Marginal 111 (16%)

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 Gangarampur

- Debipur2,239 people
- Gokulpur2,153 people
- Ratanmala2,146 people
- Nakair2,114 people
- Durgapur2,100 people
- Ramchandrapur2,082 people
- Radhanagar2,044 people
- Bikair1,921 people

[All 202 villages in Gangarampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/gangarampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Belasthali?2,100 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Belasthali in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Gangarampur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Belasthali?85.0% (Census 2011)