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About Belwa Village

Belwa is a large village in Phulpur tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,849, made up of 1,476 males and 1,373 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 319.41 hectares hectares.

Belwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Belwa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Phulpur
Area (hectares) 319.41 hectares
Population 2,849
Male Population 1,476
Female Population 1,373
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Belwa compares

By the 2011 count Belwa is the 68th largest of the 498 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,584 residents. Its 319.41 hectares work out to about 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Belwa

Belwa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Belwa as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 17 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Ramnathpur, about 5.7 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 Ramnathpur 5.7 km
District headquarters Allahabad 17 km
Nearest town Prayagraj 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Phulpur 22 km

Villages closest to Belwa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Phulpur 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 2,849. That makes it the 68th largest of the 498 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,584 residents.

Belwa village has 1,476 males and 1,373 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Belwa has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 931.

Belwa covers 319.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Belwa falls under Phulpur tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Belwa is Ramnathpur, about 5.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Belwa is about 17 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Belwa is in Phulpur tehsil of Allahabad district. Ramnathpur is about 5.7 km away. Allahabad is about 17 km away. Prayagraj is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dubawal Kachar Gairabad (under 2 km), Dubawal Uperhar (under 2 km) and Jirat Kakrabelwar (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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