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About Bele Village

Bele is a small village in Murshidabad Jiaganj tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 463, made up of 245 males and 218 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 145.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742149, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bele Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bele village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Murshidabad Jiaganj
Pincode 742149
Area (hectares) 145.2 hectares
Population 463
Male Population 245
Female Population 218
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 890
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bele compares

By the 2011 count Bele is the 97th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,847 residents. Its 145.2 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Bele

Bele is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bele 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Baranagar, Baranda Sibnagar, Bati and Begamnagar. 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 Bele

As per the Census of India 2011, Bele village had a population of 463. That makes it the 97th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,847 residents.

Bele village has 245 males and 218 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bele has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Bele is 742149. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bele covers 145.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bele falls under Murshidabad Jiaganj tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The census record for Bele notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Bele.

Bele is in Murshidabad Jiaganj tehsil of Murshidabad 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 Bele today is likely to be higher.

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