About Belwa Village

Belwa is a large village in Raxaul tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,406, made up of 1,711 males and 1,695 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 216 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845305, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Belwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Belwa village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purba Champaran
Tehsil	Raxaul
Pincode	845305
Area (hectares)	216 hectares
Population	3,406
Male Population	1,711
Female Population	1,695
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	991
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Belwa compares

By the 2011 count Belwa is the 18th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 4,305 residents. Its 216 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 894.

Getting to Belwa

Belwa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Belwa as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 35 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Bhelwa, about 5.1 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
Nearest railway station	Bhelwa	5.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Raxaul	10 km
District headquarters	Purba Champaran	35 km

Villages closest to Belwa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Raxaul 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 3,406. That makes it the 18th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,305 residents.

Belwa village has 1,711 males and 1,695 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Belwa has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 894.

The pincode recorded for Belwa is 845305. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Belwa covers 216 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 Raxaul tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Belwa is Bhelwa, about 5.1 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 village for Belwa.

Belwa is about 35 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Belwa is in Raxaul tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Bhelwa is about 5.1 km away. Raxaul is about 10 km away. Purba Champaran is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.