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About Belar Village

Belar is a mid sized village in Abhanpur tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,670, made up of 837 males and 833 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 463.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493661, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Belar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Belar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Abhanpur
Pincode 493661
Area (hectares) 463.54 hectares
Population 1,670
Male Population 837
Female Population 833
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 995
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Belar compares

By the 2011 count Belar is the 54th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,889 residents. Its 463.54 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Belar

Belar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Belar as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Belar from other places

Belar lies about 25 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Chataud, about 6.2 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 Belar
Nearest railway station Chataud 6.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Abhanpur 8.1 km
Nearest town Nawāpāra 19 km
District headquarters Raipur 25 km

Villages closest to Belar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Belar village had a population of 1,670. That makes it the 54th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,889 residents.

Belar village has 837 males and 833 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Belar has about 995 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Belar is 493661. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Belar covers 463.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Belar falls under Abhanpur tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Belar is Chataud, about 6.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Belar.

Belar is about 25 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Belar is in Abhanpur tehsil of Raipur district. Chataud is about 6.2 km away. Abhanpur is about 8.1 km away. Nawāpāra is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kopedih (1.9 km), Mohdi 2 (2.4 km) and Ulba (2.5 km).

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

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