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About Belwa Village

Belwa is a mid sized village in Purnia East tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,813, made up of 921 males and 892 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 136 hectares hectares.

Belwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Belwa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Purnia East
Area (hectares) 136 hectares
Population 1,813
Male Population 921
Female Population 892
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Belwa compares

By the 2011 count Belwa is the 32nd largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,190 residents. Its 136 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Belwa

Belwa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Belwa as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 12 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Ranipatra, about 5.3 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 Ranipatra 5.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Purnia East 12 km
District headquarters Purnia 12 km

Villages closest to Belwa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Purnia East 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 1,813. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,190 residents.

Belwa village has 921 males and 892 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Belwa has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 936.

Belwa covers 136 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Belwa falls under Purnia East tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Belwa is Ranipatra, about 5.3 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 km distance for Belwa.

Belwa is about 12 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Belwa is in Purnia East tehsil of Purnia district. Ranipatra is about 5.3 km away. Purnia East is about 12 km away. Purnia is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Belwabhag (under 2 km), Bikrampur (under 2 km) and Rampur (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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