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About Belar Village

Belar is a small village in Keshiary tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 468, made up of 239 males and 229 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 125.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721424, 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 Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Keshiary
Pincode 721424
Area (hectares) 125.9 hectares
Population 468
Male Population 239
Female Population 229
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Belar compares

By the 2011 count Belar is the 99th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 741 residents. Its 125.9 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Belar

Belar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Belar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bararia, Bari, Bari Bandku and Barida. 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 Belar

As per the Census of India 2011, Belar village had a population of 468. That makes it the 99th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 741 residents.

Belar village has 239 males and 229 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Belar has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Belar is 721424. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Belar covers 125.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Belar falls under Keshiary tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

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

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

Belar is in Keshiary tehsil of Paschim Medinipur 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 Belar today is likely to be higher.

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