# Belkura Village, Raghunathpur - II, Puruliya (West Bengal)

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Village · Raghunathpur - II, Puruliya 

# Belkura

Belkura is a village in Raghunathpur - II sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,622 people in 294 households**, the 19th largest of 90 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%.

- 1,622people (2011)
- 294households
- 73.1%literacy
- 920females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Belkura

Of every 100 households in Belkura in 2011, 53 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Belkura · ■ Raghunathpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****53%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**46%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****54%**

**71%

Use banking services ****80%**

**55%

Television ****36%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****25%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****6%**

**14%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Belkura?

■ Belkura · ■ Raghunathpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.1%**

**66.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****920**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****894**

**953

Working population ****34.2%**

**36.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.2% for men and 55.6% for women. 52% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 51 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (2%) · **■** Other work 174 (31%) · **■** Marginal 318 (57%)

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 Raghunathpur - II

- Dumurkola2,115 people
- Chatarmahul1,950 people
- Kolyagara1,844 people
- Ruknibera1,663 people
- Erendi1,608 people
- Dandua1,544 people
- Sagarka1,506 people
- Alladih1,482 people

[All 106 villages in Raghunathpur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/raghunathpur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Belkura?1,622 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Belkura in?Puruliya district (Raghunathpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Belkura?73.1% (Census 2011)