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About Belun Village

Belun is a mid sized village in Sahid Matangini tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 719, made up of 383 males and 336 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 877 females per 1000 males. The village covers 34.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721668, 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 Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Sahid Matangini
Pincode 721668
Area (hectares) 34.7 hectares
Population 719
Male Population 383
Female Population 336
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 877
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Belun compares

By the 2011 count Belun is the 73rd largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,254 residents. Its 34.7 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 932.

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 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Barasati, Barhara Shankar, Barkhoskana and Barnan. 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 719. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,254 residents.

Belun village has 383 males and 336 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Belun has about 877 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 932.

The pincode recorded for Belun is 721668. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Belun covers 34.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Belun falls under Sahid Matangini tehsil of Purba 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 km distance for Belun.

Belun is in Sahid Matangini tehsil of Purba 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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