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About Belwai Village

Belwai is a mid sized village in Robertsganj tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 835, made up of 430 males and 405 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 218.08 hectares hectares.

Belwai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Belwai village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sonbhadra
Tehsil Robertsganj
Area (hectares) 218.08 hectares
Population 835
Male Population 430
Female Population 405
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
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 Belwai compares

By the 2011 count Belwai is the 229th largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents. Its 218.08 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Belwai

Belwai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Belwai 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 Belwai from other places

Belwai lies about 19 km from Sonbhadra, and the nearest railway station is Agori Khas, 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 Belwai
Nearest railway station Agori Khas 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Robertsganj 19 km
District headquarters Sonbhadra 19 km

Villages closest to Belwai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Belwai village had a population of 835. That makes it the 229th largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents.

Belwai village has 430 males and 405 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Belwai has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 942.

Belwai covers 218.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Belwai falls under Robertsganj tehsil of Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh.

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

Belwai is about 19 km from Sonbhadra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Belwai is in Robertsganj tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Agori Khas is about 16 km away. Robertsganj is about 19 km away. Sonbhadra 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 Belwa (under 2 km), Patela (under 2 km) and Barganwa (2.4 km).

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

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