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About Belwa Village

Belwa is a mid sized village in Kuchaikote tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,500, made up of 758 males and 742 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 136 hectares hectares.

Belwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Belwa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Kuchaikote
Area (hectares) 136 hectares
Population 1,500
Male Population 758
Female Population 742
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
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 79th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,557 residents. Its 136 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1025.

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 7.2 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Narkatia Bazar, about 2.5 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 Narkatia Bazar 2.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Kuchaikote 7.2 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 7.2 km
Nearest town Gopālganj 7.2 km

Villages closest to Belwa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kuchaikote 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 1,500. That makes it the 79th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,557 residents.

Belwa village has 758 males and 742 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Belwa has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1025.

Belwa covers 136 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Belwa falls under Kuchaikote tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Belwa is Narkatia Bazar, about 2.5 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Belwa.

Belwa is about 7.2 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 Kuchaikote tehsil of Gopalganj district. Narkatia Bazar is about 2.5 km away. Kuchaikote is about 7.2 km away. Gopalganj is about 7.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Belwa Birt (under 2 km), Mathia Panre (under 2 km) and Chak Hasna (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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