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About Belsara Village

Belsara is one of the larger villages in Raniganj tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,124, made up of 4,849 males and 4,275 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 882 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1240.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854334, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Belsara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Belsara village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Araria
Tehsil Raniganj
Pincode 854334
Area (hectares) 1240.8 hectares
Population 9,124
Male Population 4,849
Female Population 4,275
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 882
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Belsara compares

By the 2011 count Belsara is the 9th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 4,660 residents. Its 1240.8 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Belsara

Belsara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Belsara as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Belsara from other places

Belsara lies about 34 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Banmankhi Junction, about 14 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Belsara
Tehsil headquarters Raniganj 8.2 km
Nearest town Banmankhi 14 km
Nearest railway station Banmankhi Junction 14 km
District headquarters Araria 34 km

Villages closest to Belsara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Raniganj tehsil.

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 Belsara

As per the Census of India 2011, Belsara village had a population of 9,124. That makes it the 9th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,660 residents.

Belsara village has 4,849 males and 4,275 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Belsara has about 882 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Belsara is 854334. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Belsara covers 1240.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Belsara falls under Raniganj tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Belsara is Banmankhi Junction, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Belsara.

Belsara is about 34 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Belsara is in Raniganj tehsil of Araria district. Raniganj is about 8.2 km away. Banmankhi is about 14 km away. Banmankhi Junction is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Parsahat (2.5 km), Koskapur (2.7 km) and Parihari (4.2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Belsara today is likely to be higher.

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