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About Belwa Village

Belwa is a large village in Nichlaul tehsil, in the district of Mahrajganj, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,171, made up of 1,091 males and 1,080 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 139.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 273305, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Belwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Belwa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mahrajganj
Tehsil Nichlaul
Pincode 273305
Area (hectares) 139.08 hectares
Population 2,171
Male Population 1,091
Female Population 1,080
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 990
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 the 83rd largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,782 residents. Its 139.08 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 943.

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 20 km from Mahrajganj, and the nearest railway station is Gurli Ramgarhwa, about 6.2 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 Gurli Ramgarhwa 6.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Nichlaul 10 km
Nearest town Mahārāganj 19 km
District headquarters Mahrajganj 20 km

Villages closest to Belwa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nichlaul 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 2,171. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,782 residents.

Belwa village has 1,091 males and 1,080 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Belwa has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Belwa is 273305. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Belwa covers 139.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Belwa falls under Nichlaul tehsil of Mahrajganj district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Belwa is Gurli Ramgarhwa, about 6.2 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 20 km from Mahrajganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Belwa is in Nichlaul tehsil of Mahrajganj district. Gurli Ramgarhwa is about 6.2 km away. Nichlaul is about 10 km away. Mahārāganj is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Belawa (under 2 km), Belwa Bachee (under 2 km) and Belwa Lalsa (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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