# Bela Village, Balarampur, Puruliya (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Balarampur, Puruliya 

# Bela

Bela is a village in Balarampur sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,436 people in 707 households**, the 3rd largest of 89 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 57.2%.

- 3,436people (2011)
- 707households
- 56.7%literacy
- 903females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bela

Of every 100 households in Bela in 2011, 27 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bela · ■ Balarampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****27%**

**25%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**3%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**97%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**7%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**89%

Use banking services ****24%**

**39%

Television ****6%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****31%**

**22%

Own their home ****98%**

**99%

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 Bela?

■ Bela · ■ Balarampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.7%**

**57.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****903**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****760**

**939

Working population ****42.8%**

**43.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.1% for men and 41.3% for women. 53% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 110 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 208 (14%) · **■** Household industry 15 (1%) · **■** Other work 375 (26%) · **■** Marginal 762 (52%)

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 Balarampur

- Genrua6,454 people
- Baraurmma3,731 people
- Tentlo2,994 people
- Namshol2,849 people
- Dabha2,841 people
- Darda2,619 people

[All 90 villages in Balarampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/balarampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bela?3,436 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bela in?Puruliya district (Balarampur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bela?56.7% (Census 2011)