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About Belawan Village

Belawan is a large village in Kaler tehsil, in the district of Arwal, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,620, made up of 2,384 males and 2,236 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 722 hectares hectares.

Belawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Belawan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Arwal
Tehsil Kaler
Area (hectares) 722 hectares
Population 4,620
Male Population 2,384
Female Population 2,236
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Belawan compares

By the 2011 count Belawan is the 9th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,562 residents. Its 722 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Belawan

Belawan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Belawan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Belawan from other places

Belawan lies about 23 km from Arwal, and the nearest railway station is Hasan Bazar, about 19 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 Belawan
Tehsil headquarters Kaler 3.3 km
Nearest town Daudnagar 14 km
Nearest railway station Hasan Bazar 19 km
District headquarters Arwal 23 km

Villages closest to Belawan

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

Common questions about Belawan

As per the Census of India 2011, Belawan village had a population of 4,620. That makes it the 9th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,562 residents.

Belawan village has 2,384 males and 2,236 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Belawan has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

Belawan covers 722 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Belawan falls under Kaler tehsil of Arwal district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Belawan is Hasan Bazar, about 19 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Belawan.

Belawan is about 23 km from Arwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Belawan is in Kaler tehsil of Arwal district. Kaler is about 3.3 km away. Daudnagar is about 14 km away. Hasan Bazar is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mainpura (under 2 km), Nawada (1.6 km) and Wojha Bigha (2.2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Belawan today is likely to be higher.

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