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Belsand is a village in Barauli mandal, Gopalganj district, Bihar, with a population of 3,905 across 633 households. The village has a literacy rate of 59% and is located at coordinates 26.442°N, 85.401°E with postal code 841405.
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- LGD code
- 231042
- Pincode
- 841405
- Post office
- Barauli (Gopalganj)
- Population
- 3,905
- Households
- 633
- Literacy rate
- 59%
- Sex ratio
- 1076 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 809
- Distance to district centre
- 42 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 67 km
- Distance to Patna
- 98 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 524 km
- Nearest railway station
- Garha · 11 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Sadar Hospital, Sheohar · 13 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Belsand compares
By population, Belsand ranks #21 of 80 villages in Barauli mandal.
Literacy rate
%
59.0%
+8.3% vs mandal average
- Belsand
- 59.0%
- Barauli mandal
- 50.7%
- Gopalganj district
- 54.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,076
+53 vs mandal average
- Belsand
- 1,076
- Barauli mandal
- 1,023
Household size
people per home
6.2
+0.3 vs mandal average
- Belsand
- 6.2
- Barauli mandal
- 5.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Belsand at a glance
Belsand is a village of 3,905 people in 633 households (Census 2011) in Barauli block, Gopalganj district, Bihar, the 21st-largest of 80 villages in Barauli block. Literacy is 59%, 8 points above the block average of 51% and the sex ratio is 1,076 women per 1,000 men. It lies 42 km from the Gopalganj district centre, 6 km from Athri, the nearest town, 11 km from Garha railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 841405, served by Barauli (Gopalganj) post office; the LGD village code is 231042. The nearest hospital or health centre is Sadar Hospital, Sheohar, 13 km away. The village votes in Darbhanga Rural assembly constituency, represented by MLA Rajesh Kumar Mandal. The population is estimated at 4,604 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Belsand
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 0
- Power hours (winter)
- 0
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 1
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- BARAULI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 5
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 30
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 5
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- BELSAND
- Total area (ha)
- 230
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 143.5
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Key facts — Belsand
- LGD code
- 231042
- Pincode
- 841405
- Post office
- Barauli (Gopalganj)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 3,905
- Population (projected 2026)
- 4,604
- Households
- 633
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1076
- Literacy rate
- 59.0%
- Coordinates
- 26.44226°N, 85.40062°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Darbhanga
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Darbhanga Rural
- Member of Parliament
- Gopal Jee Thakur
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Rajesh Kumar Mandal
- Block / Mandal
- Barauli
Getting there
How to reach Belsand
Distance to cities · straight line
- Patna98 kmcapital
- Kolkata524 km
- Delhi843 km
- Hyderabad1233 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationGarha11 km
- Hospital / PHCSadar Hospital, Sheohar13 km
- ATM / bankBank of Baroda30 km
- Petrol pumpJio BP27 km
- CollegeLS COLLEGE GROUND36 km
- Police stationAadarsh Nagar Thana36 km
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Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-10
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)