# Belar Village, Keshiary, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/keshiary/belar/

Village · Keshiary, Paschim Medinipur 

# Belar

Belar is a village in Keshiary sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **468 people in 101 households**, the 101st largest of 202 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.8%.

- 468people (2011)
- 101households
- 85.5%literacy
- 958females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Belar

Of every 100 households in Belar in 2011, 98 had electricity, 41 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Belar · ■ Keshiary rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**35%

Toilet within the home ****41%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****59%**

**67%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**20%

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

**2%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****46%**

**41%

Television ****29%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****11%**

**24%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Belar?

■ Belar · ■ Keshiary rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.5%**

**76.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****958**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****958**

**955

Working population ****42.7%**

**45.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.0% for men and 77.7% for women. 61% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Farm labourers 5 (2%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 22 (11%) · **■** Marginal 172 (86%)

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 Keshiary

- Kaliapara471 people
- Uriabar471 people
- Karat470 people
- Chhatrar469 people
- Belut468 people
- Sundrar463 people
- Hijrar449 people
- Agarpara444 people

[All 220 villages in Keshiary](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/keshiary/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Belar?468 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Belar in?Paschim Medinipur district (Keshiary sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Belar?85.5% (Census 2011)