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About Belwa Village

Belwa is a small village in Rudhauli tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 73, made up of 38 males and 35 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 17.35 hectares hectares.

Belwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Belwa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Rudhauli
Area (hectares) 17.35 hectares
Population 73
Male Population 38
Female Population 35
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Belwa compares

By the 2011 count Belwa is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 804 residents. Its 17.35 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1017.

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 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 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 32 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Babhnan, 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 Belwa
Nearest railway station Babhnan 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Rudhauli 20 km
District headquarters Basti 32 km
Nearest town Bastī 32 km

Villages closest to Belwa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rudhauli 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 73. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 804 residents.

Belwa village has 38 males and 35 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Belwa has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1017.

Belwa covers 17.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Belwa falls under Rudhauli tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Belwa is Babhnan, 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Belwa.

Belwa is about 32 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Belwa is in Rudhauli tehsil of Basti district. Babhnan is about 18 km away. Rudhauli is about 20 km away. Basti is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kadjahna (5.1 km), Tenwa (5.3 km) and Bangawan (6.8 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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