# Belsar Village, Shankargarh, Surguja (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/shankargarh/belsar/ Village · Shankargarh, Surguja # Belsar Belsar is a village in Shankargarh sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497118**. The 2011 Census counted **1,246 people in 280 households**, the 14th largest of 89 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.6%. - 1,246people (2011) - 280households - 63.0%literacy - 497118PIN code ## Belsar PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Belsar is 497118.** Belsar falls in Shankargarh sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code497118 - Gram panchayatBelsar - Community development blockShankargarh - Census village code432443 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Belsar from nearby towns? - Shankargarh (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Ambikapur (district HQ)69 km by road - Ambikapur (nearest town)69 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 Belsar? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Belsar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Shankargarh - ○Degree college10+ km · Ambikapur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ambikapur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Belsar known for? About 70% of the 497 hectares of village land is sown, and 38 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 Belsar Of every 100 households in Belsar in 2011, 58 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 5 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Belsar · ■ Shankargarh rural average Electricity for lighting ****58%** **30% Toilet within the home ****8%** **9% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **91% Tap water ****0%** **6% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **99% Use banking services ****58%** **61% Television ****5%** **6% Mobile phone ****5%** **16% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****59%** **62% Own their home ****98%** **97% 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 Belsar? ■ Belsar · ■ Shankargarh rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****63.0%** **56.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1056** **979 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1121** **968 Working population ****58.3%** **53.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.0% for men and 51.5% for women. 58% of men and 58% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 169 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 15 (2%) · **■** Household industry 93 (13%) · **■** Other work 75 (10%) · **■** Marginal 375 (52%) 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 Shankargarh - Dohana1,362 people - Hargawan1,310 people - Korandha1,270 people - Rehada1,254 people - Umko1,226 people - Mahuadih1,178 people - Udarsai1,171 people - Jamdi1,160 people [All 89 villages in Shankargarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/shankargarh/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Belsar?497118 - How far is Belsar from Ambikapur?69 km by road - What is the population of Belsar?1,246 (Census 2011) - Which district is Belsar in?Surguja district (Shankargarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Belsar?63.0% (Census 2011)