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About Belda Village

Belda is a mid sized village in Narayangarh tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 762, made up of 386 males and 376 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 34.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721424, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Belda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Belda village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Narayangarh
Pincode 721424
Area (hectares) 34.16 hectares
Population 762
Male Population 386
Female Population 376
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Belda compares

By the 2011 count Belda is the 114th largest of the 446 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 618 residents. Its 34.16 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Belda

Belda is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Belda as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Belda from other places

Belda lies about 40 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Belda, about 2.2 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 Belda
Nearest railway station Belda 2.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Narayangarh 8.8 km
Nearest town Egra 28 km
District headquarters Paschim Medinipur 40 km

Villages closest to Belda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Belda village had a population of 762. That makes it the 114th largest of the 446 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 618 residents.

Belda village has 386 males and 376 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Belda has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Belda is 721424. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Belda covers 34.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Belda falls under Narayangarh tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Belda is Belda, about 2.2 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Belda.

Belda is about 40 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Belda is in Narayangarh tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Belda is about 2.2 km away. Narayangarh is about 8.8 km away. Egra is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Beldiha (under 2 km), Kasba Narayangar (8.8 km) and Khankurda (10 km).

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

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