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About Harpur Belwa Village

Harpur Belwa is one of the larger villages in Mahua tehsil, in the district of Vaishali, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,231, made up of 2,735 males and 2,496 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 272 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 844126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harpur Belwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harpur Belwa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Vaishali
Tehsil Mahua
Pincode 844126
Area (hectares) 272 hectares
Population 5,231
Male Population 2,735
Female Population 2,496
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Harpur Belwa compares

By the 2011 count Harpur Belwa is the 8th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,230 residents. Its 272 hectares work out to about 19 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 902.

Getting to Harpur Belwa

Harpur Belwa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Harpur Belwa as Available within village. 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 Harpur Belwa from other places

Harpur Belwa lies about 44 km from Vaishali, and the nearest railway station is Sahadai Buzurg, about 18 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 Harpur Belwa
Tehsil headquarters Mahua 7.6 km
Nearest railway station Sahadai Buzurg 18 km
Nearest town Mahnar Bazar 23 km
District headquarters Vaishali 44 km

Villages closest to Harpur Belwa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mahua 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 Harpur Belwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Harpur Belwa village had a population of 5,231. That makes it the 8th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,230 residents.

Harpur Belwa village has 2,735 males and 2,496 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harpur Belwa has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 902.

The pincode recorded for Harpur Belwa is 844126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harpur Belwa covers 272 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Harpur Belwa falls under Mahua tehsil of Vaishali district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Harpur Belwa is Sahadai Buzurg, about 18 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Harpur Belwa.

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

Harpur Belwa is in Mahua tehsil of Vaishali district. Mahua is about 7.6 km away. Sahadai Buzurg is about 18 km away. Mahnar Bazar is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hussainipur (under 2 km), Jahangirpur Salthani (1.6 km) and Paur Malshah Mohammadpur (2.2 km).

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

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