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About Belia Village

Belia is a large village in Jaypur tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,064, made up of 1,560 males and 1,504 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 521.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Belia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Belia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Jaypur
Pincode 722122
Area (hectares) 521.81 hectares
Population 3,064
Male Population 1,560
Female Population 1,504
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Belia compares

By the 2011 count Belia is the 12th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,153 residents. Its 521.81 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Belia

Belia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Belia as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Belia from other places

Belia lies about 37 km from Bankura, and the nearest railway station is Birshamunda Halt, about 7.9 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Belia
Tehsil headquarters Jaypur 7.0 km
Nearest railway station Birshamunda Halt 7.9 km
Nearest town Bishnupur 9.5 km
District headquarters Bankura 37 km

Villages closest to Belia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jaypur tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Belia

As per the Census of India 2011, Belia village had a population of 3,064. That makes it the 12th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,153 residents.

Belia village has 1,560 males and 1,504 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Belia has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Belia is 722122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Belia covers 521.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Belia falls under Jaypur tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Belia is Birshamunda Halt, about 7.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Belia.

Belia is about 37 km from Bankura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Belia is in Jaypur tehsil of Bankura district. Jaypur is about 7.0 km away. Birshamunda Halt is about 7.9 km away. Bishnupur is about 9.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shyamnagar (4.8 km), Jaypur (7.0 km) and Radhanagar (10 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Belia today is likely to be higher.

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