About Belwa Village

Belwa is a mid sized village in Sasaram tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 675, made up of 350 males and 325 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 101 hectares hectares.

Belwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Belwa village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Rohtas
Tehsil	Sasaram
Area (hectares)	101 hectares
Population	675
Male Population	350
Female Population	325
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	929
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Belwa compares

By the 2011 count Belwa is the 102nd largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents. Its 101 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Belwa

Belwa is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Belwa as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Belwa from other places

Belwa lies about 44 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Karwandia, about 5.2 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	Karwandia	5.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sasaram	8.9 km
Nearest town	Sasarām	8.9 km
District headquarters	Rohtas	44 km

Villages closest to Belwa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sasaram 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 675. That makes it the 102nd largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents.

Belwa village has 350 males and 325 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Belwa has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 926.

Belwa covers 101 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Belwa falls under Sasaram tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Belwa is Karwandia, about 5.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Belwa.

Belwa is about 44 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Belwa is in Sasaram tehsil of Rohtas district. Karwandia is about 5.2 km away. Sasaram is about 8.9 km away. Sasarām is about 8.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.