# Belia Village, Midnapore, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Midnapore, Paschim Medinipur 

# Belia

Belia is a village in Midnapore sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **815 people in 166 households**, the 68th largest of 232 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.5%.

- 815people (2011)
- 166households
- 68.1%literacy
- 983females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Belia

Of every 100 households in Belia in 2011, 49 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Belia · ■ Midnapore rural average

Electricity for lighting ****49%**

**62%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**68%

Tap water ****18%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**18%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****73%**

**90%

Use banking services ****56%**

**32%

Television ****14%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****19%**

**25%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Belia?

■ Belia · ■ Midnapore rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.1%**

**70.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****983**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****898**

**968

Working population ****34.7%**

**41.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.7% for men and 60.6% for women. 57% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 19 (7%) · **■** Marginal 262 (93%)

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 Midnapore

- Narendrapur840 people
- Magurgerya Chhota838 people
- Palashia830 people
- Muchibere816 people
- Enayetpur810 people
- Deuldanga807 people
- Rerapal794 people
- Keshesol785 people

[All 271 villages in Midnapore](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/midnapore/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Belia?815 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Belia in?Paschim Medinipur district (Midnapore sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Belia?68.1% (Census 2011)