About Belwa Village

Belwa is a small village in Raniganj tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 374, made up of 184 males and 190 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,033 females per 1000 males. The village covers 85 hectares hectares.

Belwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Belwa village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Araria
Tehsil	Raniganj
Area (hectares)	85 hectares
Population	374
Male Population	184
Female Population	190
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,033
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Belwa compares

By the 2011 count Belwa is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 4,660 residents. Its 85 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Belwa

Belwa is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Belwa as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Belwa from other places

Belwa lies about 5.3 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Araria Court, about 4.5 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Belwa
Nearest railway station	Araria Court	4.5 km
District headquarters	Araria	5.3 km
Nearest town	Arāria	5.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Raniganj	26 km

Villages closest to Belwa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Raniganj tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Belwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Belwa village had a population of 374. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,660 residents.

Belwa village has 184 males and 190 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Belwa has about 1033 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 937.

Belwa covers 85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Belwa falls under Raniganj tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Belwa is Araria Court, about 4.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Belwa.

Belwa is about 5.3 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Belwa is in Raniganj tehsil of Araria district. Araria Court is about 4.5 km away. Araria is about 5.3 km away. Arāria is about 5.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.