# Belan Village, Goalpokhar - II, Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Goalpokhar - II, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Belan

Belan is a village in Goalpokhar - II sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,054 people in 783 households**, the 13th largest of 169 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 46.1%.

- 4,054people (2011)
- 783households
- 44.2%literacy
- 907females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Belan

Of every 100 households in Belan in 2011, 33 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Belan · ■ Goalpokhar - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****33%**

**33%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**81%

Tap water ****34%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****49%**

**51%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****67%**

**92%

Use banking services ****18%**

**17%

Television ****13%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**31%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Belan?

■ Belan · ■ Goalpokhar - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****44.2%**

**46.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****907**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****909**

**958

Working population ****29.9%**

**31.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 50.4% for men and 37.4% for women. 47% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 104 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 590 (49%) · **■** Household industry 13 (1%) · **■** Other work 288 (24%) · **■** Marginal 219 (18%)

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 Goalpokhar - II

- Baligora4,507 people
- Godasamal4,428 people
- Amalbari4,140 people
- Manora4,117 people
- Dakshin Makhanpokhar4,052 people
- Goalgaon3,710 people
- Konal3,686 people
- Prraul3,415 people

[All 170 villages in Goalpokhar - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/goalpokhar-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Belan?4,054 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Belan in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Goalpokhar - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Belan?44.2% (Census 2011)