{{Infobox settlement <!--See the table at Infobox settlement for all fields and descriptions of usage--> <!-- Basic info --> |name = Belbas |other_name = |native_name = बेलबास |nickname = |settlement_type = Village Development Committee |motto = <!-- images and maps --> |image_skyline = |image_caption = |image_flag = |image_seal = |image_map = |mapsize = |map_caption = |pushpin_map = Nepal |pushpin_label_position = bottom |pushpin_mapsize = 300 |pushpin_map_caption = Location in Nepal <!-- Location --> |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = {{flag|Nepal}} |subdivision_type1 = Region |subdivision_name1 = Mid-Western |subdivision_type2 = Zone |subdivision_name2 = Rapti Zone |subdivision_type3 = District |subdivision_name3 = Pyuthan District |subdivision_type4 = VDC |subdivision_name4 = Belbas |subdivision_type5 = Wards |subdivision_name5 = <!-- Politics --> |government_footnotes = |government_type = |leader_title = |leader_name = |leader_title1 = <!-- for places with, say, both a mayor and a city manager --> |leader_name1 = |established_title = <!-- Settled --> |established_date = <!-- Area --> |unit_pref = <!--Enter: Imperial, if Imperial (metric) is desired--> |area_footnotes = |area_total_km2 = <!-- ALL fields dealing with a measurements are subject to automatic unit conversion--> |area_total_sq_mi = <!-- Population --> |population_as_of = 2001 Census<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.digitalhimalaya.com/collections/nepalcensus/form.php?selection=1 |title=Nepal Census 2001 |work=Nepal's Village Development Committees |publisher=Digital Himalaya |accessdate=21 September 2008 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081012163506/http://www.digitalhimalaya.com/collections/nepalcensus/form.php?selection=1 |archivedate=12 October 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |population_footnotes = |population_note = 1,171 households |population_total = 5333 |population_density_km2 = auto |population_blank1_title = Ethnicities |population_blank2_title = Religions <!-- General information --> |timezone = Nepal Time |utc_offset = +5:45 |timezone_DST = |utc_offset_DST = |coordinates = {{coord|28.16|82.75|type:adm2nd_region:NP_source:unmaps-enwiki|display=inline,title}} |elevation_footnotes = <!--for references: use <ref> </ref> tags--> |elevation_m = <!-- Area/postal codes & others --> |postal_code_type = <!-- enter ZIP code, Postcode, Post code, Postal code... --> |postal_code = |area_code = |blank_name = |blank_info = |website = |footnotes = }} '''Belbas''' is a Village Development Committee in Pyuthan, a ''Middle Hills'' district of Rapti Zone, western Nepal.
==Etymology==
''Bel'' ({{langx|ne|बेल}}) - an edible fruit-producing tree species, sacred to Lord Shiva and central to a coming of age ceremony for Newar girls.<br />''Bas'' ({{langx|ne|बास}}) - resting place or camp.<br />Thus a resting place with Bel trees.
==Villages in VDC==
{| class="wikitable" ! || || Ward || Lat. || Lon || Elev. |- | Basel Tol || बसेल टोल || || 28°09'N || 82°46'E || 1,050m |- | Belbas || बेलबस || 1 || 28°09'N || 82°45'E || 1,235 |- | Bhainsi Lote || भैंसी लोटे || || 28°11'N || 82°45'E || 1,650 |- | Chheda || छेडा || || 28°11'N || 82°45'E || 1,625 |- | Dahachaur || दहचौर || || 28°08'N || 82°44'E || {{pad|4px}} 650 |- | Darenta || दरेन्टा || || 28°10'N || 82°47'E || 1,425 |- | Deurali || देउराली || || 28°10'N || 82°47'E || 1,857 |- | Dhandhara || धानधारा || || 28°10'N || 82°47'E || 1,318 |- | Ghustung || घुस्टुङ || || 28°08'N || 82°44'E || {{pad|4px}} 628 |- | Gurumpa || गुरुम्पा || || 28°09'N || 82°46'E || 1,470 |- | Jhupakot || झुपाकोट || || 28°10'N || 82°45'E || 1,745 |- | Kep || केप || || 28°10'N || 82°44'E || 1,138 |- | Khaireni || खैरेनी || || 28°08'N || 82°45'E || {{pad|4px}} 770 |- | Nalsing || नलसिङ || || 28°09'N || 82°43'E || {{pad|4px}} 712 |- | Nangja || नाङजा || || 28°10'N || 82°46'E || 1,405 |- | Nigala || नाङजा || || 28°09'N || 82°45'E || 1,210 |- | Ninyu || निन्यु || || 28°12'N || 82°44'E || 1,570 |- | Orla || ओर्ला || || 28°11'N || 82°44'E || 1,319 |- | Ranitar || रानीटार || || 28°09'N || 82°44'E || {{pad|4px}} 710 |- | Salabang || सालाबाङ || || 28°10'N || 82°46'E || 1,610 |- | Sikhre || सिख्रे || || 28°10'N || 82°44'E || 1,128 |- | Sotre || सोत्रे || 5 || 28°09'N || 82°44'E || {{pad|4px}} 689 |- | Tapa || तापा || 8 || 28°09'N || 82°43'E || {{pad|4px}} 685 |- | Tapakot || तापाकोट || || 28°10'N || 82°44'E || 1,219 |- | Thapakharka || थापाखर्क || 2 || 28°10'N || 82°45'E || 1,570 |- | Timile || तिमिले || 1 || 28°09'N || 82°46'E || 1,310 |}<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ngiip.gov.np/pdf/vol4pyuthan.pdf |title=Index of Geographical Names of Nepal, Volume IV: Mid Western Development Region, List of Settlements, Pyuthan |publisher=Government of Nepal, National Geographic Information Infrastructure Program |accessdate=2011-03-12 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724190123/http://www.ngiip.gov.np/pdf/vol4pyuthan.pdf |archivedate=2011-07-24 }} </ref>
==References== <references />
==External links== *[http://www.un.org.np/sites/default/files/maps/district_maps/Pyuthan.pdf UN map of VDC boundaries, water features and roads in Pyuthan District]
{{Pyuthan District}}
Category:Populated places in Pyuthan District