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About Belpur Village

Belpur is a large village in Deganga tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,325, made up of 1,199 males and 1,126 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 196.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743423, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Belpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Belpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Deganga
Pincode 743423
Area (hectares) 196.99 hectares
Population 2,325
Male Population 1,199
Female Population 1,126
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
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 Belpur compares

By the 2011 count Belpur is the 56th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,893 residents. Its 196.99 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Belpur

Belpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Belpur 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 Belpur from other places

Belpur lies about 16 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Bhasila, about 5.1 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 Belpur
Tehsil headquarters Deganga 3.5 km
Nearest railway station Bhasila 5.1 km
Nearest town Badūria 12 km
District headquarters North Twenty Four Parganas 16 km

Villages closest to Belpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Belpur village had a population of 2,325. That makes it the 56th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,893 residents.

Belpur village has 1,199 males and 1,126 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Belpur has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Belpur is 743423. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Belpur covers 196.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Belpur falls under Deganga tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Belpur is Bhasila, about 5.1 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 Belpur.

Belpur is about 16 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.

Belpur is in Deganga tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Deganga is about 3.5 km away. Bhasila is about 5.1 km away. Badūria is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Fazilpur (under 2 km), Deganga (3.5 km) and Biswanathpur (4.9 km).

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

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