# Belsira Village, Shambhuganj, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Shambhuganj, Banka 

# Belsira

Belsira is a village in Shambhuganj sub-district of Banka district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,064 people in 205 households**, the 67th largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.9%.

- 1,064people (2011)
- 205households
- 55.7%literacy
- 860females per 1,000 males

## Belsira PIN code and other codes

Belsira falls in Shambhuganj sub-district, Banka district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatWarsabad
- Community development blockShambhuganj
- Census village code240544

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Belsira from nearby towns?

- Shambhuganj (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Banka (district HQ)45 km by road
- Banka (nearest town)45 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Belsira?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Belsira; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 private
- ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dumrama
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 1 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Belsira known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. Products made here include terracota pot. About 88% of the 79 hectares of village land is sown, and 63 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Belsira

Of every 100 households in Belsira in 2011, 12 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Belsira · ■ Shambhuganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****12%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**79%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**94%

Use banking services ****42%**

**41%

Television ****4%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****48%**

**36%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Belsira?

■ Belsira · ■ Shambhuganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.7%**

**64.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****860**

**884

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****903**

**918

Working population ****40.7%**

**34.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.8% for men and 43.8% for women. 49% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 52 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 148 (34%) · **■** Other work 88 (20%) · **■** Marginal 145 (33%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Shambhuganj

- Karharia1,158 people
- Bhalua1,145 people
- Naraenpur1,134 people
- Narsandi1,072 people
- Bansipur1,058 people
- Jogdiha1,014 people
- Rampur Dharhi1,007 people
- Bhagwatchak999 people

[All 186 villages in Shambhuganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/shambhuganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Belsira from Banka?45 km by road
- What is the population of Belsira?1,064 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Belsira in?Banka district (Shambhuganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Belsira?55.7% (Census 2011)