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Belera

Rajnagar mandal
Pincode 731126
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Belera is a village in Rajnagar mandal, Birbhum district, West Bengal, with a population of 1,026 across 237 households. The village has a literacy rate of 62.3% and is located at coordinates 23.856°N, 87.419°E with PIN code 731126.

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JIYALI KUSKU
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LGD code
316972
Pincode
731126
Post office
Karidhya
Population
1,026
Households
237
Literacy rate
62.3%
Sex ratio
914 ♀/1000♂
Workers
540
Distance to district centre
31 km
Distance to mandal centre
4 km
Distance to Kolkata
172 km
Distance to Delhi
1147 km
Nearest railway station
Chinpai · 4 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Glocal Hospital · 8 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Belera compares

By population, Belera ranks #19 of 98 villages in Rajnagar mandal.

Literacy rate
%
62.3%
+3.7% vs mandal average
Belera
62.3%
Rajnagar mandal
58.6%
Birbhum district
61.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
914
−48 vs mandal average
Belera
914
Rajnagar mandal
962
Household size
people per home
4.3
Same as the mandal average
Belera
4.3
Rajnagar mandal
4.3

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Belera at a glance

Belera is a village of 1,026 people in 237 households (Census 2011) in Rajnagar block, Birbhum district, West Bengal, the 19th-largest of 98 villages in Rajnagar block. Literacy is 62%, 4 points above the block average of 59% and the sex ratio is 914 women per 1,000 men. It lies 31 km from the Birbhum district centre, 10 km from Pratappur, the nearest town, 4 km from Chinpai railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 731126, served by Karidhya post office; the LGD village code is 316972. The nearest hospital or health centre is Glocal Hospital, 8 km away. The sarpanch is JIYALI KUSKU, and the village votes in Suri assembly constituency, represented by MLA Jagannath Chattopadhyay. The population is estimated at 1,210 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Belera · this village1,02662%
Gobra · Rajnagar58866%0 km N
Bhonra · Dubrajpur57477%0 km N
Rajganja · Dubrajpur83160%1.5 km N
Rajganja · Jaypur63844%1.5 km N
Karamtal · Dubrajpur64951%1.6 km NE
Chak Nakartali · Dubrajpur01.7 km E

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Belera

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
No
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
13
Power hours (winter)
20
Primary school
1
Middle school
0
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
Yes
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
No
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
All-weather road
Yes
Total area (ha)
90.86
Irrigated area (ha)
19
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Belera

LGD code
316972
Pincode
731126
Post office
Karidhya
Population (Census 2011)
1,026
Population (projected 2026)
1,210
Households
237
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
914
Literacy rate
62.3%
Coordinates
23.85586°N, 87.41907°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Birbhum
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Suri
Member of Parliament
Satabdi Roy
Member of Legislative Assembly
Jagannath Chattopadhyay
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
JIYALI KUSKU
Block / Mandal
Rajnagar
Getting there

How to reach Belera

Mandal centre
Rajnagar · ≈ 4.0 km
≈ 8 min by car · 10 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Birbhum · ≈ 31 km
≈ 1 h 3 min by car · 1 h 15 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 10,430 people
Pratappur · ≈ 10 km
≈ 21 min by car · 25 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Kolkata172 kmcapital
  • Delhi1147 km
  • Hyderabad1175 km
  • Chennai1415 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationChinpai4 km
  • Bus stopপাওয়ার হাউস মোর8 km
  • Hospital / PHCGlocal Hospital8 km
  • ATM / bankUCO Bank12 km
  • Petrol pumpTibriwala Petrol Pump12 km
  • CollegeBengal Institute of Technology and Management32 km
  • Police stationUkhra Out Post29 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-09
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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