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About Belar Village

Belar is a mid sized village in Rajim tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,921, made up of 952 males and 969 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,018 females per 1000 males. The village covers 402.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493992, 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 Rajim
Pincode 493992
Area (hectares) 402.84 hectares
Population 1,921
Male Population 952
Female Population 969
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,018
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Belar compares

By the 2011 count Belar is the 24th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,471 residents. Its 402.84 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1007.

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 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 Belar from other places

Belar lies about 55 km from Raipur. 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
Tehsil headquarters Rajim 17 km
Nearest town Nawāpāra 20 km
District headquarters Raipur 55 km

Villages closest to Belar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rajim 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 1,921. That makes it the 24th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,471 residents.

Belar village has 952 males and 969 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Belar has about 1018 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Belar is 493992. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Belar covers 402.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Belar falls under Rajim tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Belar notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Belar is about 55 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 Rajim tehsil of Raipur district. Rajim is about 17 km away. Nawāpāra is about 20 km away. Raipur is about 55 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Patori (under 2 km), Charbhatthi (1.5 km) and Bodki (1.6 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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