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About Belta Village

Belta is a large village in Bongaon tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,606, made up of 1,844 males and 1,762 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 445.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743701, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Belta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Belta village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Bongaon
Pincode 743701
Area (hectares) 445.54 hectares
Population 3,606
Male Population 1,844
Female Population 1,762
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Belta compares

By the 2011 count Belta is the 33rd largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,556 residents. Its 445.54 hectares work out to about 8.1 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 941.

Getting to Belta

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

How far is Belta from other places

Belta lies about 20 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Nagarukhra Jn. (Proposed), about 2.4 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 Belta
Nearest railway station Nagarukhra Jn. (Proposed) 2.4 km
Nearest town Ashoknagar Kalyangarh 9.8 km
District headquarters North Twenty Four Parganas 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Bongaon 20 km

Villages closest to Belta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Belta village had a population of 3,606. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,556 residents.

Belta village has 1,844 males and 1,762 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Belta has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Belta is 743701. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Belta covers 445.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Belta falls under Bongaon tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Belta is Nagarukhra Jn. (Proposed), about 2.4 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Belta.

Belta is about 20 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.

Belta is in Bongaon tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Nagarukhra Jn. (Proposed) is about 2.4 km away. Ashoknagar Kalyangarh is about 9.8 km away. North Twenty Four Parganas 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 Madhabpur (2.2 km), Chauberia (3.2 km) and Sehalapara (5.1 km).

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

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