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About Belwa Village

Belwa is a mid sized village in Ghanghata tehsil, in the district of Sant Kabir Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 557, made up of 289 males and 268 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 37.46 hectares hectares.

Belwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Belwa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sant Kabir Nagar
Tehsil Ghanghata
Area (hectares) 37.46 hectares
Population 557
Male Population 289
Female Population 268
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
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 289th largest of the 493 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 958 residents. Its 37.46 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 977.

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 8.2 km from Sant Kabir Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Munderwa, about 3.5 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 Munderwa 3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghanghata 8.2 km
District headquarters Sant Kabir Nagar 8.2 km
Nearest town Khalīlābād 13 km

Villages closest to Belwa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ghanghata 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 557. That makes it the 289th largest of the 493 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 958 residents.

Belwa village has 289 males and 268 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Belwa has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 977.

Belwa covers 37.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Belwa falls under Ghanghata tehsil of Sant Kabir Nagar district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Belwa is Munderwa, about 3.5 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 8.2 km from Sant Kabir Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Belwa is in Ghanghata tehsil of Sant Kabir Nagar district. Munderwa is about 3.5 km away. Ghanghata is about 8.2 km away. Sant Kabir Nagar is about 8.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chakia (1.9 km), Bhaisa Khoot (1.9 km) and Kithuri (2.7 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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