# Bele Village, Murshidabad Jiaganj, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Murshidabad Jiaganj, Murshidabad 

# Bele

Bele is a village in Murshidabad Jiaganj sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **463 people in 117 households**, the 97th largest of 127 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.

- 463people (2011)
- 117households
- 55.3%literacy
- 890females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bele

Of every 100 households in Bele in 2011, 42 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bele · ■ Murshidabad Jiaganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****42%**

**36%

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

**41%

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

**58%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****60%**

**57%

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

**3%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****66%**

**38%

Television ****8%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****41%**

**22%

Own their home ****100%**

**95%

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 Bele?

■ Bele · ■ Murshidabad Jiaganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.3%**

**69.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****890**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1071**

**960

Working population ****33.3%**

**36.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.1% for men and 52.1% for women. 59% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 6 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 109 (71%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 23 (15%) · **■** Marginal 15 (10%)

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 Murshidabad Jiaganj

- Arazi Mathurapur526 people
- Ramnagar511 people
- Gouribag506 people
- Dahapara501 people
- Banoaripur455 people
- Farrabag452 people
- Palasdanga447 people
- Kumarpara443 people

[All 132 villages in Murshidabad Jiaganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/murshidabad-jiaganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bele?463 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bele in?Murshidabad district (Murshidabad Jiaganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bele?55.3% (Census 2011)