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About Belwa Village

Belwa is a mid sized village in Bijaipur tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 828, made up of 368 males and 460 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,250 females per 1000 males. The village covers 84 hectares hectares.

Belwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Belwa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Bijaipur
Area (hectares) 84 hectares
Population 828
Male Population 368
Female Population 460
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,250
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Belwa compares

By the 2011 count Belwa is the 59th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,090 residents. Its 84 hectares work out to about 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1101.

Getting to Belwa

Belwa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Belwa as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 40 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Nonapar, about 13 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 Nonapar 13 km
Nearest town Kataiya 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Bijaipur 30 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 40 km

Villages closest to Belwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Belwa village had a population of 828. That makes it the 59th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,090 residents.

Belwa village has 368 males and 460 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Belwa has about 1250 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1101.

Belwa covers 84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Belwa falls under Bijaipur tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Belwa is Nonapar, about 13 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Belwa.

Belwa is about 40 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Belwa is in Bijaipur tehsil of Gopalganj district. Nonapar is about 13 km away. Kataiya is about 14 km away. Bijaipur is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sukhlal Chhapar (under 2 km), Barachap (under 2 km) and Birwat (under 2 km).

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

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