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About Belui Village

Belui is a mid sized village in Bolpur Sriniketan tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 557, made up of 277 males and 280 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,011 females per 1000 males. The village covers 133.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731236, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Belui Overview

Census 2011 figures for Belui village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Bolpur Sriniketan
Pincode 731236
Area (hectares) 133.94 hectares
Population 557
Male Population 277
Female Population 280
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,011
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Belui compares

By the 2011 count Belui is the 106th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,220 residents. Its 133.94 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Belui

Belui is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Belui as Available within <5 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 Belui from other places

Belui lies about 30 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Harinsing, about 11 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 Belui
Nearest railway station Harinsing 11 km
Nearest town Dumka 28 km
Tehsil headquarters Bolpur Sriniketan 30 km
District headquarters Birbhum 30 km

Villages closest to Belui

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bolpur Sriniketan 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 Belui

As per the Census of India 2011, Belui village had a population of 557. That makes it the 106th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,220 residents.

Belui village has 277 males and 280 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Belui has about 1011 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Belui is 731236. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Belui covers 133.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Belui falls under Bolpur Sriniketan tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Belui is Harinsing, about 11 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Belui.

Belui is about 30 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Belui is in Bolpur Sriniketan tehsil of Birbhum district. Harinsing is about 11 km away. Dumka is about 28 km away. Bolpur Sriniketan is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kabi Mohanpur (9.0 km), Bolpur (15 km) and Salan (20 km).

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

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