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About Belawan Village

Belawan is a mid sized village in Machhlishahr tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,093, made up of 532 males and 561 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,055 females per 1000 males. The village covers 60.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 222143, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Belawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Belawan village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Machhlishahr
Pincode 222143
Area (hectares) 60.99 hectares
Population 1,093
Male Population 532
Female Population 561
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,055
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Belawan compares

By the 2011 count Belawan is the 225th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents. Its 60.99 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1061.

Getting to Belawan

Belawan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Belawan 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Belawan from other places

Belawan lies about 33 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Sri Krishna Nagar, about 16 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 Belawan
Tehsil headquarters Machhlishahr 11 km
Nearest town Machhlīshahr 11 km
Nearest railway station Sri Krishna Nagar 16 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 33 km

Villages closest to Belawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Belawan village had a population of 1,093. That makes it the 225th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents.

Belawan village has 532 males and 561 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Belawan has about 1055 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1061.

The pincode recorded for Belawan is 222143. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Belawan covers 60.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Belawan falls under Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Belawan is Sri Krishna Nagar, about 16 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Belawan.

Belawan is about 33 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Belawan is in Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur district. Machhlishahr is about 11 km away. Machhlīshahr is about 11 km away. Sri Krishna Nagar is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khempur (under 2 km), Salarpur (under 2 km) and Piyarepur (under 2 km).

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

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