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About Belma Village

Belma is a large village in Purulia II tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,773, made up of 1,384 males and 1,389 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,004 females per 1000 males. The village covers 295.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723126, 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 Puruliya
Tehsil Purulia II
Pincode 723126
Area (hectares) 295.83 hectares
Population 2,773
Male Population 1,384
Female Population 1,389
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,004
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Belma compares

By the 2011 count Belma is the 13th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,574 residents. Its 295.83 hectares work out to about 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Belma

The census records public bus service for Belma as Available within 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 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Banbahal, Bandhgar, Baraseni and Baryadi. 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 2,773. That makes it the 13th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,574 residents.

Belma village has 1,384 males and 1,389 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Belma has about 1004 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Belma is 723126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Belma covers 295.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Belma falls under Purulia II tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Belma notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Belma.

Belma is in Purulia II tehsil of Puruliya 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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