# Belun Village, Sahid Matangini, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Sahid Matangini, Purba Medinipur 

# Belun

Belun is a village in Sahid Matangini sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **719 people in 151 households**, the 74th largest of 81 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.8%.

- 719people (2011)
- 151households
- 87.9%literacy
- 877females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Belun

Of every 100 households in Belun in 2011, 59 had electricity, 79 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Belun · ■ Sahid Matangini rural average

Electricity for lighting ****59%**

**68%

Toilet within the home ****79%**

**74%

No toilet (open defecation) ****15%**

**21%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**6%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**89%

Use banking services ****24%**

**38%

Television ****24%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****9%**

**24%

Own their home ****99%**

**96%

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 Belun?

■ Belun · ■ Sahid Matangini rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.9%**

**86.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****877**

**930

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1147**

**955

Working population ****34.4%**

**36.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.4% for men and 79.1% for women. 62% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 88 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 31 (13%) · **■** Other work 107 (43%) · **■** Marginal 21 (9%)

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 Sahid Matangini

- Pitulsaha886 people
- Barkhoskana863 people
- Panch Berya776 people
- Dhurpa741 people
- Rajgoda702 people
- Khostikri685 people
- Panchberya530 people
- Achaipur257 people

[All 86 villages in Sahid Matangini](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/sahid-matangini/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Belun?719 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Belun in?Purba Medinipur district (Sahid Matangini sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Belun?87.9% (Census 2011)