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About Belun Village

Belun is a mid sized village in Kandi tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 869, made up of 451 males and 418 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 283.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742136, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Belun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Belun village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Kandi
Pincode 742136
Area (hectares) 283.18 hectares
Population 869
Male Population 451
Female Population 418
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Belun compares

By the 2011 count Belun is the 66th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,638 residents. Its 283.18 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Belun

Belun is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Belun as Available within 10+ 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 Belun from other places

Belun lies about 40 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Swadinpur, about 6.9 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 Belun
Nearest railway station Swadinpur 6.9 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 8.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Kandi 35 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 40 km

Villages closest to Belun

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kandi 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 Belun

As per the Census of India 2011, Belun village had a population of 869. That makes it the 66th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,638 residents.

Belun village has 451 males and 418 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Belun has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Belun is 742136. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Belun covers 283.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Belun falls under Kandi tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Belun is Swadinpur, about 6.9 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Belun.

Belun is about 40 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Belun is in Kandi tehsil of Murshidabad district. Swadinpur is about 6.9 km away. Nalhāti is about 8.7 km away. Kandi is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhatpara (1.7 km), Santoshpur (2.4 km) and Arazi Chandpara (5.8 km).

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

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