# Belsand Village, Barauli, Gopalganj (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gopalganj/barauli/belsand-231042/ Village · Barauli, Gopalganj # Belsand Belsand is a village in Barauli sub-district of Gopalganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,905 people in 633 households**, the 21st largest of 75 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.9%. - 3,905people (2011) - 633households - 70.6%literacy - 1,076females per 1,000 males ## Belsand PIN code and other codes Belsand falls in Barauli sub-district, Gopalganj district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatBelsand - Community development blockBarauli - Census village code231042 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Belsand from nearby towns? - Barauli (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Gopalganj (district HQ)30 km by road - Barauli (nearest town)5 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 Belsand? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Belsand; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Barauli - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gopalganj - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes 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 Belsand known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 84% of the 230 hectares of village land is sown, and 144 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 Belsand Of every 100 households in Belsand in 2011, 8 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Belsand · ■ Barauli rural average Electricity for lighting ****8%** **12% Toilet within the home ****18%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****82%** **84% Tap water ****2%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****71%** **58% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **96% Use banking services ****70%** **57% Television ****9%** **9% Mobile phone ****77%** **65% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****8%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****13%** **14% 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 Belsand? ■ Belsand · ■ Barauli rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.6%** **61.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1076** **1023 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1147** **961 Working population ****20.7%** **25.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.7% for men and 62.0% for women. 40% of men and 3% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 366 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 182 (22%) · **■** Household industry 26 (3%) · **■** Other work 59 (7%) · **■** Marginal 176 (22%) 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 Barauli - Saraiya Pahari4,120 people - Belsand4,030 people - Bagheji4,011 people - Larauli3,993 people - Haluar3,879 people - Nawada3,762 people - Balra3,758 people - Piprahia3,386 people [All 80 villages in Barauli](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gopalganj/barauli/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Belsand from Gopalganj?30 km by road - What is the population of Belsand?3,905 (Census 2011) - Which district is Belsand in?Gopalganj district (Barauli sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Belsand?70.6% (Census 2011)