# Belshur Village, Harischandrapur - II, Maldah (West Bengal)

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Village · Harischandrapur - II, Maldah 

# Belshur

Belshur is a village in Harischandrapur - II sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **6,570 people in 1,256 households**, the 13th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.3%.

- 6,570people (2011)
- 1,256households
- 48.2%literacy
- 941females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Belshur

Of every 100 households in Belshur in 2011, 16 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Belshur · ■ Harischandrapur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****16%**

**23%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**83%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

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

**32%

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

**1%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****6%**

**15%

Television ****1%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****56%**

**44%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

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 Belshur?

■ Belshur · ■ Harischandrapur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.2%**

**54.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****941**

**928

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****915**

**957

Working population ****26.4%**

**31.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 47.9% for men and 48.6% for women. 48% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 423 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 574 (33%) · **■** Household industry 15 (1%) · **■** Other work 214 (12%) · **■** Marginal 509 (29%)

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 Harischandrapur - II

- Talbangrua8,235 people
- Bhaluka8,076 people
- Talgachhi7,829 people
- Jagannathpur7,310 people
- Mihaghat6,080 people
- Uttar Kumedpur6,006 people
- Khopakati6,003 people
- Mohanpur5,963 people

[All 74 villages in Harischandrapur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/harischandrapur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Belshur?6,570 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Belshur in?Maldah district (Harischandrapur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Belshur?48.2% (Census 2011)