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About Belwa Village

Belwa is a mid sized village in Ramnagar tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,966, made up of 1,018 males and 948 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 108 hectares hectares.

Belwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Belwa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil Ramnagar
Area (hectares) 108 hectares
Population 1,966
Male Population 1,018
Female Population 948
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Belwa compares

By the 2011 count Belwa is the 34th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,621 residents. Its 108 hectares work out to about 18 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 938.

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 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 5 - 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 21 km from Pashchim Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Harinagar, about 3.8 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 Harinagar 3.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Ramnagar 4.6 km
Nearest town Rāmnagar 4.6 km
District headquarters Pashchim Champaran 21 km

Villages closest to Belwa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ramnagar 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 1,966. That makes it the 34th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,621 residents.

Belwa village has 1,018 males and 948 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Belwa has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

Belwa covers 108 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Belwa falls under Ramnagar tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Belwa is Harinagar, about 3.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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.

Belwa is about 21 km from Pashchim Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Belwa is in Ramnagar tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Harinagar is about 3.8 km away. Ramnagar is about 4.6 km away. Rāmnagar is about 4.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baikunthwa (under 2 km), Murera (under 2 km) and Mahui (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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