Belebathan | |
Settlement Type: | Census Town |
Pushpin Map: | India West Bengal#India3 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in West Bengal, India |
Coordinates: | 23.6387°N 87.0644°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | West Bengal |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Paschim Bardhaman |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 2.95 |
Population Total: | 4,459 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages* |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Bengali, Hindi, English |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 713323 |
Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
Area Code: | 0341 |
Registration Plate: | WB |
Belebathan is a census town in the Raniganj CD block in the Asansol Sadar subdivision of the Paschim Bardhaman district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Belebathan is located at 23.6387°N 87.0644°W.
Jemari (J.K. Nagar Township), Belebathan, Murgathaul, Amkula, Egara, Sahebganj, Raghunathchak and Ballavpur form a cluster of census towns on the western and southern side of Raniganj. Banshra and Baktarnagar are adjacent to Raniganj on the eastern side.[1]
According to the 2011 census, 83.33% of the population of Asansol Sadar subdivision was urban and 16.67% was rural.[2] In 2015, the municipal areas of Kulti, Raniganj and Jamuria were included within the jurisdiction of Asansol Municipal Corporation.[3] Asansol Sadar subdivision has 26 (+1 partly) Census Towns.(partly presented in the map alongside; all places marked on the map are linked in the full-screen map).
According to the 2011 Census of India Belebathan had a total population of 4,459 of which 2,302 (52%) were males and 2,157 (48%) were females. Population in age mix 0–6 years was 594. The total number of literate persons in Belebathan was 2,792 (72.24% of the population over 6 years).[4]
India census,[5] Belebathan had a population of 4,292. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Belebathan has an average literacy rate of 54%, lower than the national average of 59.5%; 66% of the literates are males and 34% are females. 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.
According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Bardhaman, Belebathan covered an area of 2.95 km2. Among the civic amenities, it had 8 km roads with open drains, the protected water-supply involved overhead tank, tube well, borewell, uncovered wells. It had 335 domestic electric connections. Among the medical facilities, it had 1 dispensary/ health centre, 5 medicine shops. Among the educational facilities it had were 2 primary schools, 1 middle school, the nearest senior secondary school at Jemari (J.K. Nagar Township) 1 km away. It had 2 non-formal education centres (Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan). An important commodity it produced was coal.[6]
Belebathan has two primary schools.[7]