About Belwa Village

Belwa is a large village in Barsoi tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,852, made up of 1,991 males and 1,861 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 245 hectares hectares.

Belwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Belwa village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Barsoi
Area (hectares)	245 hectares
Population	3,852
Male Population	1,991
Female Population	1,861
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	935
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Belwa compares

By the 2011 count Belwa is the 16th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents. Its 245 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Belwa

Belwa is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Belwa as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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
Tehsil headquarters	Barsoi	9.1 km
Nearest railway station	Bhawanipur Bihar	11 km
Nearest town	Rāiganj	18 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 Barsoi 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 3,852. That makes it the 16th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents.

Belwa village has 1,991 males and 1,861 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Belwa has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 928.

Belwa covers 245 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Belwa falls under Barsoi 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 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 Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district. Barsoi is about 9.1 km away. Bhawanipur Bihar is about 11 km away. Rāiganj is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.