Village · Chandrakona - I, Paschim Medinipur
# Belgerya

Belgerya is a village in Chandrakona - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted 504 people in 108 households, the 88th largest of 126 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%.
- 504 people (2011)
- 108 households
- 72.2% literacy
- 794 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Belgerya

Of every 100 households in Belgerya in 2011, 52 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Belgerya · ■ Chandrakona - I rural average
- Electricity for lighting 52% 53%
- Toilet within the home 3% 32%
- No toilet (open defecation) 95% 66%
- Tap water 95% 29%
- Drinking water within premises 2% 16%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 3%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 93%
- Use banking services 15% 32%
- Television 15% 21%
- Mobile phone 30% 40%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 4% 8%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 11% 20%
- Own their home 99% 97%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Belgerya?

■ Belgerya · ■ Chandrakona - I rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 72.2% 78.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 794 948
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1750 950
- Working population 37.1% 39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.4% for men and 61.0% for women. 59% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 80 (43%) · ■ Farm labourers 12 (6%) · ■ Household industry 4 (2%) · ■ Other work 12 (6%) · ■ Marginal 79 (42%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Chandrakona - I
- Kalapat 542 people
- Balinagar 537 people
- Sitasol 517 people
- Satitetul 505 people
- Daulatpur 490 people
- Gohaldanga 490 people
- Panch Mahar 485 people
- Kshira 481 people

All 132 villages in Chandrakona - I

## Other places named Belgerya
- Belgerya · Village, Debra, Paschim Medinipur · 204 people
- Belgerya · Village, Narayangarh, Paschim Medinipur · 123 people

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Belgerya? 504 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Belgerya in? Paschim Medinipur district (Chandrakona - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Belgerya? 72.2% (Census 2011)

---
Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/chandrakona-i/belgerya/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.