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About Belia Village

Belia is a mid sized village in Sainthia tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 972, made up of 488 males and 484 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 96.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731201, 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 Birbhum
Tehsil Sainthia
Pincode 731201
Area (hectares) 96.85 hectares
Population 972
Male Population 488
Female Population 484
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Belia compares

By the 2011 count Belia is the 64th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 862 residents. Its 96.85 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Belia

Belia is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Belia as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 21 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Mallarpur, about 7.6 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
Nearest railway station Mallarpur 7.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Sainthia 14 km
District headquarters Birbhum 21 km

Villages closest to Belia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sainthia 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 972. That makes it the 64th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 862 residents.

Belia village has 488 males and 484 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Belia has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Belia is 731201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Belia covers 96.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Belia falls under Sainthia tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Belia is Mallarpur, about 7.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Belia is about 21 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Belia is in Sainthia tehsil of Birbhum district. Mallarpur is about 7.6 km away. Sainthia is about 14 km away. Birbhum is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gangpur (2.3 km), Chak Amaipur (2.6 km) and Madanpur (4.7 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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