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About Belma Village

Belma is a mid sized village in Keshiary tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 950, made up of 467 males and 483 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,034 females per 1000 males. The village covers 286.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721133, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Belma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Belma village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Keshiary
Pincode 721133
Area (hectares) 286.01 hectares
Population 950
Male Population 467
Female Population 483
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,034
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 Belma compares

By the 2011 count Belma is the 50th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 741 residents. Its 286.01 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Belma

Belma is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Belma 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. The nearest villages by name are Bari Bandku, Barida, Behara Shai and Belar. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Belma

As per the Census of India 2011, Belma village had a population of 950. That makes it the 50th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 741 residents.

Belma village has 467 males and 483 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Belma has about 1034 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Belma is 721133. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Belma covers 286.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Belma falls under Keshiary tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Belma notes the nearest railway station 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 Belma.

Belma is in Keshiary tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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