Belda

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CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious centre
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Belda is located at {{coord|22.08|N|87.35|E|}}. It has an average elevation of 12 metres (42 feet).

It is located approximately 35 km south of Kharagpur town, 50 km from district headquarter Midnapore and 165 km from the state capital city Kolkata/Calcutta. NH 60 and SH 5 cross at Belda. It is also well connected by railways and also known as 'The Gateway to Odisha'. Thus, Belda plays an important role in connecting eastern India with southern India. Due to its easy access from different parts, it is a good business center.

Kharagpur subdivision, shown partly in the map alongside, mostly has alluvial soils, except in two CD blocks in the west – Kharagpur I and Keshiary, which mostly have lateritic soils. Around 74% of the total cultivated area is cropped more than once.{{cite web | url = http://www.wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Human%20Development%20Report| title = District Human Development Report Paschim Medinipur, 2011| work= page 27-28| publisher = Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal |access-date = 10 September 2020}} With a density of population of 787 per km²nearly half of the district's population resides in this subdivision. 14.33% of the population lives in urban areas and 86.67% in the rural areas.{{cite web | url = http://www.wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook | title = District Statistical Handbook Paschim Medinipur, 2013| work= Table 2.2, 2.4 (a)| publisher = Department of Planning and Statistics |access-date = 10 September 2020}}

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

According to the 2011 Census of India, Belda had a total population of 762 of which 386 (51%) were males and 376 (49%) females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 75. The total number of literate persons in Belda was 665 (87’27% of the population over 6 years).{{cite web| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/pca/pcadata/Houselisting-housing-WB.html |title = 2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables | work= West Bengal – District-wise |publisher= Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India | access-date = 27 October 2016 }}

Belda police station has jurisdiction over the Dantan II CD block.{{cite web |url = http://www.wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook |title = District Statistical Handbook 2014 Paschim Medinipur |work = Tables 2.1, 2.2 |publisher = Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal |access-date = 14 September 2020}}{{cite web | url = http://policewb.gov.in/wbp/district/wmdp/wmdpstat.php | title = District at a Glance | publisher = Paschim Medinipur District Police | access-date = 27 October 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161027124602/http://policewb.gov.in/wbp/district/wmdp/wmdpstat.php | archive-date = 27 October 2016 | url-status = dead }}

Belda railway station is under the administrative control of the South Eastern Railway. The station is located about {{convert|70|km|2|abbr=on}} from Digha and is on the Kharagpur-Puri line.{{Cite web|url=https://indiarailinfo.com/departures/belda-blda/7304|title=Belda Station - 33 Train Departures SER/South Eastern Zone - Railway Enquiry|last=karthik|website=indiarailinfo.com|access-date=2019-10-31}} The main train connections include East Coast Express, Sri Jagannath Express, Puri Weekly SF Express, Bhubaneswar Jan Shatabdi Express, Simlipal Intercity Express, SMVT Bengaluru Amrit Bharat Express, Villupuram SF Express, Shalimar SF Express, Khurda Road Express, Coromandel Express, Jajpur Keonjhar Road Express, Bagha Jatin Express, Dhauli Express etc.Computerized Reserved and Unreserved ticketing facility is available here. The major railhead close to the station is Kharagpur Junction Railway Station.

The Kolkata-Chennai Golden Quadrilateral National Highway 16 or Kolkata-Bengaluru Asian Highway 45 passes through Belda.

Belda celebrates most of the common Bengali festivals. Most important festival is Durga Puja, which attracts thousands of people. Kali puja is another popular one. Other festivals includes Saraswati puja, Basanti puja,Janmashtami,Rath Yatra, Ram Navami, Shitala puja, Ganesh Chaturthi. Dassera and Diwali are popular among the Gujrati communities living in this town.

And most popular Mela of Basanta Utasab.

Satyanarayan Mandir is one of the mandir where Navratri is celebrated with a bright, elegant and traditional dance style called Garba. It attracts Gujaratis from places far as it is still conducted in traditional form and is still pure in devotion of Maa Ambi and also ratha jatra.

Almost all type of religious people stay at Belda. And because of these reason, not only all Bengali festivals, the other religious festivals also happens at Belda grandly like Navratri, Marwar Festival,Chhath Puja,Muharram, Mahavir Jayanti, Basanta Utsab etc.

• Belda Gangadhar Academy{{cite web |url=http://www.bgaacadmy.com/ |title=Belda Gangadhar Academy |website=www.bgaacadmy.com |access-date=14 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110704062918/http://www.bgaacadmy.com/ |archive-date=4 July 2011 |url-status=dead}}
• Belda Prabhati Balika Vidyapith
• Belda Binapani Primary School
• Belda Himansu Sekhar Prathamik Vidhyalaya
• Belda Saradamoyee primary School
• Belda English Medium School(C.I.S.C.E/I.C.S.E)
• Belda Lions School Life & Light
• Shivananda Shiksha Niketan{{cite web |url=http://www.pujya.webs.com/ |title=Home |website=pujya.webs.com}}
• Belda Janaki School
• Belda Janaki Hindi Shiksha Niketan [Hindi Medium-Primary School]
• Deuli High School
• Deuli Sudhir buniyadi Primary School

• Belda College: It is affiliated to Vidyasagar University and it provides graduation on many of major subjects and it is also provides post graduation in English and Bengali. Belda College is in the list of top three colleges among V.U colleges.

• Hemchandra Kanungo- born in Radhanagar he was an Indian nationalist and a member of the Anushilan Samiti.

{{reflist}}

• [http://www.medinipur.com Website on Medinipur]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20100907190829/http://www.beldacollege.org/]

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Category:Villages in Paschim Medinipur district