# Belechandi Village, Jaynagar - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Jaynagar - I, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Belechandi

Belechandi is a village in Jaynagar - I sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,594 people in 654 households**, the 33rd largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%.

- 2,594people (2011)
- 654households
- 86.4%literacy
- 971females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Belechandi

Of every 100 households in Belechandi in 2011, 62 had electricity, 87 a toilet at home and 27 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Belechandi · ■ Jaynagar - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****62%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****87%**

**46%

No toilet (open defecation) ****13%**

**51%

Tap water ****53%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**3%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****27%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****61%**

**90%

Use banking services ****73%**

**27%

Television ****54%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**3%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****21%**

**42%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Belechandi?

■ Belechandi · ■ Jaynagar - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.4%**

**72.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****971**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****815**

**949

Working population ****39.3%**

**33.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.8% for men and 80.9% for women. 58% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 37 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 27 (3%) · **■** Household industry 18 (2%) · **■** Other work 658 (65%) · **■** Marginal 280 (27%)

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 Jaynagar - I

- Goalberia2,697 people
- Panchghora2,689 people
- Sripur2,668 people
- Mahismari2,636 people
- Kanta Pukuria2,524 people
- Dewanganj2,416 people
- Dhosa2,401 people
- Paschim Chakpanchghora2,228 people

[All 67 villages in Jaynagar - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/jaynagar-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Belechandi?2,594 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Belechandi in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Jaynagar - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Belechandi?86.4% (Census 2011)