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About Beli Village

Beli is a small village in Goghat I tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 495, made up of 270 males and 225 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 833 females per 1000 males. The village covers 59.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712602, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Beli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Beli village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Goghat I
Pincode 712602
Area (hectares) 59.59 hectares
Population 495
Male Population 270
Female Population 225
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 833
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Beli compares

By the 2011 count Beli is the 80th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,444 residents. Its 59.59 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Beli

Beli is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Beli as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Beli from other places

Beli lies about 20 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Nagarukhra Jn. (Proposed), about 6.1 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 Beli
Nearest railway station Nagarukhra Jn. (Proposed) 6.1 km
Nearest town Ashoknagar Kalyangarh 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Goghat I 20 km
District headquarters Hugli 20 km

Villages closest to Beli

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Goghat I 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 Beli

As per the Census of India 2011, Beli village had a population of 495. That makes it the 80th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,444 residents.

Beli village has 270 males and 225 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Beli has about 833 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Beli is 712602. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Beli covers 59.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Beli falls under Goghat I tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Beli is Nagarukhra Jn. (Proposed), about 6.1 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Beli.

Beli is about 20 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Beli is in Goghat I tehsil of Hugli district. Nagarukhra Jn. (Proposed) is about 6.1 km away. Ashoknagar Kalyangarh is about 12 km away. Goghat I is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Madanmohanpur (5.5 km), Mohanpur (5.5 km) and Chak Hari (7.2 km).

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

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