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About Belwa Dangi Village

Belwa Dangi is a large village in Barsoi tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,368, made up of 1,215 males and 1,153 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 108 hectares hectares.

Belwa Dangi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Belwa Dangi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Barsoi
Area (hectares) 108 hectares
Population 2,368
Male Population 1,215
Female Population 1,153
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Belwa Dangi compares

By the 2011 count Belwa Dangi is the 41st largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents. Its 108 hectares work out to about 22 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 928.

Getting to Belwa Dangi

Belwa Dangi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Belwa Dangi as Available within 5 - 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 Dangi from other places

Belwa Dangi lies about 41 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Dhachna, about 2.1 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 Dangi
Nearest railway station Dhachna 2.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Barsoi 6.7 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 18 km
District headquarters Katihar 41 km

Villages closest to Belwa Dangi

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.

Common questions about Belwa Dangi

As per the Census of India 2011, Belwa Dangi village had a population of 2,368. That makes it the 41st largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents.

Belwa Dangi village has 1,215 males and 1,153 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Belwa Dangi has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 928.

Belwa Dangi covers 108 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Belwa Dangi falls under Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Belwa Dangi is Dhachna, about 2.1 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Belwa Dangi.

Belwa Dangi is about 41 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Belwa Dangi is in Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district. Dhachna is about 2.1 km away. Barsoi is about 6.7 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.

The closest recorded villages are Pataulbari (under 2 km), Lalpur (under 2 km) and Lalpurgachh (under 2 km).

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

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