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

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Village · Murshidabad Jiaganj, Murshidabad 

# Belun

Belun is a village in Murshidabad Jiaganj sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,438 people in 540 households**, the 33rd largest of 127 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.

- 2,438people (2011)
- 540households
- 71.9%literacy
- 955females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Belun

Of every 100 households in Belun in 2011, 19 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Belun · ■ Murshidabad Jiaganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****19%**

**36%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**41%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**58%

Tap water ****29%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**57%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**92%

Use banking services ****63%**

**38%

Television ****15%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**22%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Belun?

■ Belun · ■ Murshidabad Jiaganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.9%**

**69.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****952**

**960

Working population ****41.3%**

**36.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.5% for men and 66.1% for women. 59% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 156 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 302 (30%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 254 (25%) · **■** Marginal 288 (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 Murshidabad Jiaganj

- Rambhadrapur2,665 people
- Elahiganj2,616 people
- Kanksa2,608 people
- Hulaspur2,499 people
- Khosbag2,405 people
- Beliapukur2,338 people
- Dilalpur2,317 people
- Gobindapur Lakheraj2,265 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Belun?2,438 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Belun in?Murshidabad district (Murshidabad Jiaganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Belun?71.9% (Census 2011)