About Belwa Village

Belwa is a small village in Balrampur tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 268, made up of 144 males and 124 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 861 females per 1000 males. The village covers 32.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854317, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Belwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Belwa village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Balrampur
Pincode	854317
Area (hectares)	32.03 hectares
Population	268
Male Population	144
Female Population	124
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	861
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ 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 104th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,238 residents. Its 32.03 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Belwa

Belwa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Belwa as Available within 10+ 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 39 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Bhawanipur Bihar, about 11 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	Bhawanipur Bihar	11 km
Nearest town	Rāiganj	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Balrampur	22 km
District headquarters	Katihar	39 km

Villages closest to Belwa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Balrampur 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 268. That makes it the 104th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,238 residents.

Belwa village has 144 males and 124 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Belwa has about 861 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Belwa is 854317. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Belwa covers 32.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Belwa falls under Balrampur tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Belwa is Bhawanipur Bihar, about 11 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 5 - 10 km distance for Belwa.

Belwa is about 39 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Belwa is in Balrampur tehsil of Katihar district. Bhawanipur Bihar is about 11 km away. Rāiganj is about 18 km away. Balrampur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.