# Belagere Village, Kharagpur - II – Population & Literacy (2)

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Village · Kharagpur - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Belagere

Belagere is a village in Kharagpur - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **176 people in 41 households**, the 255th largest of 330 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.

- 176people (2011)
- 41households
- 74.0%literacy
- 853females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Belagere

Of every 100 households in Belagere in 2011, 63 had electricity, 71 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Belagere · ■ Kharagpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****63%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****71%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****29%**

**50%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**26%

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

**2%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****49%**

**42%

Television ****39%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**8%

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

**1%

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

**26%

Own their home ****90%**

**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 Belagere?

■ Belagere · ■ Kharagpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.0%**

**76.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****853**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****733**

**970

Working population ****39.8%**

**43.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.0% for men and 67.1% for women. 60% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 28 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 21 (30%) · **■** Other work 6 (9%) · **■** Marginal 15 (21%)

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 Kharagpur - II

- Jogisenbar185 people
- Naraharipur181 people
- Gaurhati179 people
- Uttarjagatpur177 people
- Etbarpur172 people
- Nischintapur171 people
- Satbigha170 people
- Dosatina167 people

[All 353 villages in Kharagpur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/kharagpur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Belagere?176 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Belagere in?Paschim Medinipur district (Kharagpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Belagere?74.0% (Census 2011)