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About Belwara Village

Belwara is a mid sized village in Gora Bauram tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,985, made up of 1,020 males and 965 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 43.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Belwara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Belwara village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Darbhanga
Tehsil Gora Bauram
Pincode 847203
Area (hectares) 43.7 hectares
Population 1,985
Male Population 1,020
Female Population 965
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Belwara compares

By the 2011 count Belwara is the 22nd largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,372 residents. Its 43.7 hectares work out to about 45 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Belwara

Belwara is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Belwara as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Belwara from other places

Belwara lies about 37 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Biraul, about 4.2 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 Belwara
Nearest railway station Biraul 4.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Gora Bauram 11 km
Nearest town Benipur 11 km
District headquarters Darbhanga 37 km

Villages closest to Belwara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gora Bauram 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 Belwara

As per the Census of India 2011, Belwara village had a population of 1,985. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,372 residents.

Belwara village has 1,020 males and 965 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Belwara has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 920.

The pincode recorded for Belwara is 847203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Belwara covers 43.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 45 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Belwara falls under Gora Bauram tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Belwara is Biraul, about 4.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Belwara.

Belwara is about 37 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Belwara is in Gora Bauram tehsil of Darbhanga district. Biraul is about 4.2 km away. Gora Bauram is about 11 km away. Benipur is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nasahara (under 2 km), Bangrahata (4.2 km) and Asi (5.0 km).

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

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