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About Belun Village

Belun is a mid sized village in Pingla tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,099, made up of 569 males and 530 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 252.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721140, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Belun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Belun village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Pingla
Pincode 721140
Area (hectares) 252.06 hectares
Population 1,099
Male Population 569
Female Population 530
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
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 Belun compares

By the 2011 count Belun is the 51st largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,113 residents. Its 252.06 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Belun

Belun is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Belun 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. The nearest villages by name are Bara Khelna, Barai, Barisha and Basudebpur. 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 Belun

As per the Census of India 2011, Belun village had a population of 1,099. That makes it the 51st largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,113 residents.

Belun village has 569 males and 530 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Belun has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Belun is 721140. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Belun covers 252.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Belun falls under Pingla tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

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

Belun is in Pingla 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 Belun today is likely to be higher.

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