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About Belawa Village

Belawa is a large village in Pindra tehsil, in the district of Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,665, made up of 1,769 males and 1,896 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,072 females per 1000 males. The village covers 276.48 hectares hectares.

Belawa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Belawa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Varanasi
Tehsil Pindra
Area (hectares) 276.48 hectares
Population 3,665
Male Population 1,769
Female Population 1,896
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,072
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Belawa compares

By the 2011 count Belawa is the 26th largest of the 401 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,466 residents. Its 276.48 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Belawa

Belawa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Belawa as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Belawa from other places

Belawa lies about 60 km from Varanasi, and the nearest railway station is Suriawan, about 2.6 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 Belawa
Nearest railway station Suriawan 2.6 km
Nearest town Bhadohi 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Pindra 24 km
District headquarters Varanasi 60 km

Villages closest to Belawa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Belawa village had a population of 3,665. That makes it the 26th largest of the 401 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,466 residents.

Belawa village has 1,769 males and 1,896 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Belawa has about 1072 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

Belawa covers 276.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Belawa falls under Pindra tehsil of Varanasi district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Belawa is Suriawan, about 2.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Belawa.

Belawa is about 60 km from Varanasi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Belawa is in Pindra tehsil of Varanasi district. Suriawan is about 2.6 km away. Bhadohi is about 16 km away. Pindra is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Belari (under 2 km), Thatra (under 2 km) and Mansapur (2.0 km).

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

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