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About Belshar Village

Belshar is a large village in Raina I tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,279, made up of 1,687 males and 1,592 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 443 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Belshar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Belshar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Raina I
Pincode 713101
Area (hectares) 443 hectares
Population 3,279
Male Population 1,687
Female Population 1,592
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Belshar compares

By the 2011 count Belshar is the 9th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,563 residents. Its 443 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Belshar

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

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 Belshar

As per the Census of India 2011, Belshar village had a population of 3,279. That makes it the 9th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,563 residents.

Belshar village has 1,687 males and 1,592 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Belshar has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Belshar is 713101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Belshar covers 443 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Belshar falls under Raina I tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The census record for Belshar notes the nearest railway station 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 village for Belshar.

Belshar is in Raina I tehsil of Barddhaman district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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