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About Belwania Village

Belwania is a mid sized village in Garkha tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,901, made up of 971 males and 930 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 168.35 hectares hectares.

Belwania Overview

Census 2011 figures for Belwania village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Garkha
Area (hectares) 168.35 hectares
Population 1,901
Male Population 971
Female Population 930
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Belwania compares

By the 2011 count Belwania is the 55th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,757 residents. Its 168.35 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Belwania

Belwania is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Belwania as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Belwania from other places

Belwania lies about 30 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Tenua Dumaria Halt, about 3.3 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 Belwania
Nearest railway station Tenua Dumaria Halt 3.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Garkha 7.0 km
Nearest town Chāpra 7.5 km
District headquarters Saran 30 km

Villages closest to Belwania

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Garkha 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 Belwania

As per the Census of India 2011, Belwania village had a population of 1,901. That makes it the 55th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,757 residents.

Belwania village has 971 males and 930 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Belwania has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 963.

Belwania covers 168.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Belwania falls under Garkha tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Belwania is Tenua Dumaria Halt, about 3.3 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Belwania.

Belwania is about 30 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Belwania is in Garkha tehsil of Saran district. Tenua Dumaria Halt is about 3.3 km away. Garkha is about 7.0 km away. Chāpra is about 7.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Durgtola (under 2 km), Bagahi (under 2 km) and Aliaspur (1.5 km).

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

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