# Belwa Village, Narpatganj, Araria (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Narpatganj, Araria 

# Belwa

Belwa is a village in Narpatganj sub-district of Araria district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,539 people in 516 households**, the 42nd largest of 64 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.7%.

- 2,539people (2011)
- 516households
- 47.5%literacy
- 931females per 1,000 males

## Belwa PIN code and other codes

Belwa falls in Narpatganj sub-district, Araria district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatFatehpur
- Community development blockNarpatganj
- Census village code221535

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Belwa from nearby towns?

- Narpatganj (sub-district HQ)24 km by road
- Araria (district HQ)60 km by road
- Forbesganj (nearest town)30 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Belwa?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Belwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Madhura
- ○Degree college10+ km · Farbishganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Farbishganj
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 8 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Belwa known for?

The main crops are **paddy and wheat**. Products made here include rice mills and atta. About 85% of the 246 hectares of village land is sown, and 178 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Belwa

Of every 100 households in Belwa in 2011, 0 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Belwa · ■ Narpatganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**92%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****44%**

**69%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**98%

Use banking services ****41%**

**26%

Television ****3%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****27%**

**33%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Belwa?

■ Belwa · ■ Narpatganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****47.5%**

**53.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****931**

**918

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****907**

**951

Working population ****35.5%**

**40.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.4% for men and 34.8% for women. 48% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 107 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 311 (35%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 21 (2%) · **■** Marginal 460 (51%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Narpatganj

- Shyamnagar3,182 people
- Tope Nawabganj2,823 people
- Chakorwa2,597 people
- Bariarpur2,551 people
- Hanumannagar2,538 people
- Rajganj2,524 people
- Pathraha2,340 people
- Belsandi2,285 people

[All 65 villages in Narpatganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/narpatganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Belwa from Araria?60 km by road
- What is the population of Belwa?2,539 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Belwa in?Araria district (Narpatganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Belwa?47.5% (Census 2011)