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About Belia Village

Belia is a large village in Jamboni tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,268, made up of 1,128 males and 1,140 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,011 females per 1000 males. The village covers 209.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721505, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Belia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Belia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Jamboni
Pincode 721505
Area (hectares) 209.63 hectares
Population 2,268
Male Population 1,128
Female Population 1,140
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,011
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Belia compares

By the 2011 count Belia is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 405 residents. Its 209.63 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Belia

The census records public bus service for Belia 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Belia from other places

Belia lies about 54 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Banstola, about 20 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 Belia
Nearest railway station Banstola 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Jamboni 20 km
Nearest town Jhārgrām 21 km
District headquarters Paschim Medinipur 54 km

Villages closest to Belia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Belia village had a population of 2,268. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 405 residents.

Belia village has 1,128 males and 1,140 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Belia has about 1011 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Belia is 721505. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Belia covers 209.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Belia falls under Jamboni tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Belia is Banstola, about 20 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Belia.

Belia is about 54 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Belia is in Jamboni tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Banstola is about 20 km away. Jamboni is about 20 km away. Jhārgrām is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bera (under 2 km), Belborya (under 2 km) and Elagerya (under 2 km).

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

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