# Beleswar Village, Balagarh, Hugli (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Balagarh, Hugli 

# Beleswar

Beleswar is a village in Balagarh sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,678 people in 404 households**, the 41st largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.2%.

- 1,678people (2011)
- 404households
- 74.9%literacy
- 967females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Beleswar

Of every 100 households in Beleswar in 2011, 35 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Beleswar · ■ Balagarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****35%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****52%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****48%**

**40%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**17%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**81%

Use banking services ****46%**

**48%

Television ****17%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**21%

Own their home ****96%**

**94%

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 Beleswar?

■ Beleswar · ■ Balagarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.9%**

**76.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****967**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****818**

**948

Working population ****41.3%**

**41.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.2% for men and 68.5% for women. 66% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 137 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 377 (54%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 40 (6%) · **■** Marginal 138 (20%)

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 Balagarh

- Paigachhi1,830 people
- Karinya1,817 people
- Moktarpur1,715 people
- Demar Gachha1,702 people
- Sabek Char Krishnabati1,639 people
- Ahmadpur1,608 people
- Jagulia1,565 people
- Basna1,564 people

[All 132 villages in Balagarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/balagarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Beleswar?1,678 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Beleswar in?Hugli district (Balagarh sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Beleswar?74.9% (Census 2011)