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About Belki Village

Belki is a mid sized village in Sabang tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,223, made up of 608 males and 615 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,012 females per 1000 males. The village covers 88.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721166, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Belki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Belki village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Sabang
Pincode 721166
Area (hectares) 88.2 hectares
Population 1,223
Male Population 608
Female Population 615
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,012
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Belki compares

By the 2011 count Belki is the 68th largest of the 223 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,196 residents. Its 88.2 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Belki

Belki is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Belki 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Belki from other places

Belki lies about 12 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Madpur, 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 Belki
Nearest railway station Madpur 5.1 km
Nearest town Kharagpur 11 km
District headquarters Paschim Medinipur 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Sabang 24 km

Villages closest to Belki

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Belki village had a population of 1,223. That makes it the 68th largest of the 223 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,196 residents.

Belki village has 608 males and 615 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Belki has about 1012 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Belki is 721166. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Belki covers 88.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Belki falls under Sabang tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Belki is Madpur, about 5.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 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 Belki.

Belki is about 12 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Belki is in Sabang tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Madpur is about 5.1 km away. Kharagpur is about 11 km away. Paschim Medinipur 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 Barada (7.0 km), Haripura (7.9 km) and Bahir Raghunath Chak (13 km).

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

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