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About Belu Village

Belu is a mid sized village in Amdanga tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,528, made up of 780 males and 748 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 120.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 700125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Belu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Belu village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Amdanga
Pincode 700125
Area (hectares) 120.38 hectares
Population 1,528
Male Population 780
Female Population 748
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Belu compares

By the 2011 count Belu is the 55th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,342 residents. Its 120.38 hectares work out to about 13 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 943.

Getting to Belu

Belu is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Belu as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Belu from other places

Belu lies about 50 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Belur, about under 2 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 Belu
Nearest railway station Belur under 2 km
Nearest town Chakapara under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Amdanga 26 km
District headquarters North Twenty Four Parganas 50 km

Villages closest to Belu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Belu village had a population of 1,528. That makes it the 55th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,342 residents.

Belu village has 780 males and 748 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Belu has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Belu is 700125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Belu covers 120.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Belu falls under Amdanga tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Belu is Belur, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 - 10 km distance for Belu.

Belu is about 50 km from North Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Belu is in Amdanga tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Belur is about under 2 km away. Chakapara is about under 2 km away. Amdanga is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shrirampur (13 km), Napara (14 km) and Arkhali (16 km).

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

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