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About Belsar Village

Belsar is a large village in Harraiya tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,575, made up of 1,326 males and 1,249 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 235.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 272163, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Belsar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Belsar village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Harraiya
Pincode 272163
Area (hectares) 235.33 hectares
Population 2,575
Male Population 1,326
Female Population 1,249
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Belsar compares

By the 2011 count Belsar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 641 residents. Its 235.33 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Belsar

Belsar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Belsar 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Belsar from other places

Belsar lies about 57 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Uska Bazar, about 4.3 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 Belsar
Nearest railway station Uska Bazar 4.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Harraiya 12 km
Nearest town Bānsi 19 km
District headquarters Basti 57 km

Villages closest to Belsar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Belsar village had a population of 2,575. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 641 residents.

Belsar village has 1,326 males and 1,249 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Belsar has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Belsar is 272163. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Belsar covers 235.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Belsar falls under Harraiya tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Belsar is Uska Bazar, about 4.3 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 within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Belsar.

Belsar is about 57 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Belsar is in Harraiya tehsil of Basti district. Uska Bazar is about 4.3 km away. Harraiya is about 12 km away. Bānsi 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 Karama (1.6 km), Karma Urph Mathiya Jokha (1.6 km) and Raghunathpur (1.7 km).

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

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