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About Belsira Village

Belsira is a mid sized village in Phulidumar tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 529, made up of 267 males and 262 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 128 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Belsira Overview

Census 2011 figures for Belsira village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Banka
Tehsil Phulidumar
Pincode 813101
Area (hectares) 128 hectares
Population 529
Male Population 267
Female Population 262
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 981
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Belsira compares

By the 2011 count Belsira is the 56th largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,118 residents. Its 128 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 898.

Getting to Belsira

Belsira is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Belsira as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Belsira from other places

Belsira lies about 46 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Khariapipra Halt, about 4.9 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 Belsira
Nearest railway station Khariapipra Halt 4.9 km
Nearest town Kharagpur 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Phulidumar 28 km
District headquarters Banka 46 km

Villages closest to Belsira

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Phulidumar 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 Belsira

As per the Census of India 2011, Belsira village had a population of 529. That makes it the 56th largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,118 residents.

Belsira village has 267 males and 262 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Belsira has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 898.

The pincode recorded for Belsira is 813101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Belsira covers 128 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Belsira falls under Phulidumar tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Belsira is Khariapipra Halt, about 4.9 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Belsira.

Belsira is about 46 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Belsira is in Phulidumar tehsil of Banka district. Khariapipra Halt is about 4.9 km away. Kharagpur is about 11 km away. Phulidumar is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tola Bagaura (1.6 km), Badarpur (5.0 km) and Sadpur (9.2 km).

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

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