About Belar Village

Belar is a large village in Raina II tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,910, made up of 1,481 males and 1,429 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 198.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713427, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Belar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Belar village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Barddhaman
Tehsil	Raina II
Pincode	713427
Area (hectares)	198.3 hectares
Population	2,910
Male Population	1,481
Female Population	1,429
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	965
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Belar compares

By the 2011 count Belar is the 14th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,740 residents. Its 198.3 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 949.

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 within 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Belar from other places

Belar lies about 19 km from Barddhaman, and the nearest railway station is Banpas, about under 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	Banpas	under 2 km
Nearest town	Guskhara	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Raina II	19 km
District headquarters	Barddhaman	19 km

Villages closest to Belar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Belar village had a population of 2,910. That makes it the 14th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,740 residents.

Belar village has 1,481 males and 1,429 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Belar has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Belar is 713427. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Belar covers 198.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Belar falls under Raina II tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Belar is Banpas, about under 2 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 village for Belar.

Belar is about 19 km from Barddhaman in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Belar is in Raina II tehsil of Barddhaman district. Banpas is about under 2 km away. Guskhara is about 10 km away. Raina II is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.