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About Belain Village

Belain is a mid sized village in Balurghat tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 661, made up of 338 males and 323 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 117.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Belain Overview

Census 2011 figures for Belain village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Balurghat
Pincode 733102
Area (hectares) 117.09 hectares
Population 661
Male Population 338
Female Population 323
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
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 Belain compares

By the 2011 count Belain is the 125th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 795 residents. Its 117.09 hectares work out to about 5.6 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 959.

Getting to Belain

Belain is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Belain 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. The nearest villages by name are Barakali, Barakhail, Baroghopa and Baul. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Belain

As per the Census of India 2011, Belain village had a population of 661. That makes it the 125th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 795 residents.

Belain village has 338 males and 323 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Belain has about 956 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 959.

The pincode recorded for Belain is 733102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Belain covers 117.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Belain falls under Balurghat tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Belain notes the nearest railway station 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 Belain.

Belain is in Balurghat tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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