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

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Village · Keshiary, Paschim Medinipur 

# Belma

Belma is a village in Keshiary sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **950 people in 213 households**, the 50th largest of 202 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.8%.

- 950people (2011)
- 213households
- 58.8%literacy
- 1,034females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Belma

Of every 100 households in Belma in 2011, 15 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 9 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Belma · ■ Keshiary rural average

Electricity for lighting ****15%**

**35%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**67%

Tap water ****1%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**20%

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

**2%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****83%**

**41%

Television ****5%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****9%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**24%

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 · ■ Keshiary rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.8%**

**76.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1034**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1175**

**955

Working population ****48.6%**

**45.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.5% for men and 49.3% for women. 62% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 24 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 116 (25%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 27 (6%) · **■** Marginal 293 (63%)

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

- Gila Gerya1,021 people
- Kanrarol1,018 people
- Amda1,011 people
- Uttardambur965 people
- Banchatul939 people
- Amra Tarya930 people
- Senna916 people
- Dipa912 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Belma?950 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Belma in?Paschim Medinipur district (Keshiary sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Belma?58.8% (Census 2011)