# Belma Village, Garbeta - III, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Garbeta - III, Paschim Medinipur 

# Belma

Belma is a village in Garbeta - III sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **337 people in 57 households**, the 109th largest of 188 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.9%.

- 337people (2011)
- 57households
- 78.7%literacy
- 1,067females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Belma

Of every 100 households in Belma in 2011, 19 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Belma · ■ Garbeta - III rural average

Electricity for lighting ****19%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**74%

Tap water ****100%**

**42%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**12%

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

**4%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****28%**

**42%

Television ****14%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**2%

None of these assets ****5%**

**13%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Belma?

■ Belma · ■ Garbeta - III rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.7%**

**72.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1067**

**969

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****864**

**998

Working population ****35.0%**

**43.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.7% for men and 69.7% for women. 63% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 40 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 43 (36%) · **■** Household industry 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 9 (8%) · **■** Marginal 24 (20%)

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 Garbeta - III

- Bhedua357 people
- Bagakhulia355 people
- Agari344 people
- Garberia343 people
- Mahabankati337 people
- Ghagra333 people
- Rajbandh329 people
- Gobinda Chak326 people

[All 230 villages in Garbeta - III](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/garbeta-iii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Belma?337 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Belma in?Paschim Medinipur district (Garbeta - III sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Belma?78.7% (Census 2011)