# Belshwar Village, Ghatal, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Ghatal, Paschim Medinipur 

# Belshwar

Belshwar is a village in Ghatal sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,107 people in 228 households**, the 68th largest of 139 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.1%.

- 1,107people (2011)
- 228households
- 88.1%literacy
- 939females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Belshwar

Of every 100 households in Belshwar in 2011, 87 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Belshwar · ■ Ghatal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**57%

Toilet within the home ****56%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****44%**

**49%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**13%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**93%

Use banking services ****70%**

**37%

Television ****29%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**22%

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 Belshwar?

■ Belshwar · ■ Ghatal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.1%**

**81.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****939**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1143**

**959

Working population ****60.1%**

**39.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.9% for men and 80.7% for women. 63% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 162 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 81 (12%) · **■** Household industry 79 (12%) · **■** Other work 52 (8%) · **■** Marginal 291 (44%)

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 Ghatal

- Gholshahi1,286 people
- Chak Lachhipur1,280 people
- Jadupur1,194 people
- Shripur1,143 people
- Khararsinghapuruttar1,079 people
- Baranadi1,061 people
- Jay Krishnapur1,051 people
- Masharpur1,027 people

[All 145 villages in Ghatal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/ghatal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Belshwar?1,107 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Belshwar in?Paschim Medinipur district (Ghatal sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Belshwar?88.1% (Census 2011)