About Beltar Village

Beltar is a large village in Barsoi tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,158, made up of 1,584 males and 1,574 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 253 hectares hectares.

Beltar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Beltar village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Barsoi
Area (hectares)	253 hectares
Population	3,158
Male Population	1,584
Female Population	1,574
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	994
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Beltar compares

By the 2011 count Beltar is the 23rd largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents. Its 253 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Beltar

Beltar is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Beltar as Available within 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 Beltar from other places

Beltar lies about 38 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Barsoi Junction, about 4.6 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 Beltar
Tehsil headquarters	Barsoi	1.8 km
Nearest railway station	Barsoi Junction	4.6 km
Nearest town	Rāiganj	18 km
District headquarters	Katihar	38 km

Villages closest to Beltar

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

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Common questions about Beltar

As per the Census of India 2011, Beltar village had a population of 3,158. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents.

Beltar village has 1,584 males and 1,574 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Beltar has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 928.

Beltar covers 253 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Beltar falls under Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Beltar is Barsoi Junction, about 4.6 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Beltar.

Beltar is about 38 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Beltar is in Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district. Barsoi is about 1.8 km away. Barsoi Junction is about 4.6 km away. Rāiganj is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.