# Belmula Village, Dantan - I, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Dantan - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Belmula

Belmula is a village in Dantan - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,101 people in 236 households**, the 51st largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.6%.

- 1,101people (2011)
- 236households
- 77.3%literacy
- 952females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Belmula

Of every 100 households in Belmula in 2011, 18 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Belmula · ■ Dantan - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****18%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**59%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****46%**

**39%

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

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****80%**

**62%

Television ****5%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****17%**

**22%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Belmula?

■ Belmula · ■ Dantan - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.3%**

**73.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****952**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****818**

**963

Working population ****33.2%**

**37.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.8% for men and 66.5% for women. 60% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 211 (58%) · **■** Farm labourers 115 (31%) · **■** Other work 24 (7%) · **■** Marginal 16 (4%)

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 Dantan - I

- Bhurangi1,134 people
- Baharda1,130 people
- Haripura1,122 people
- Bejda1,107 people
- Kotpada1,100 people
- Pantunia1,091 people
- Satsanda1,091 people
- Singda1,091 people

[All 198 villages in Dantan - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/dantan-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Belmula?1,101 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Belmula in?Paschim Medinipur district (Dantan - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Belmula?77.3% (Census 2011)