# Belwa Village, Raniganj, Araria (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Raniganj, Araria 

# Belwa

Belwa is a village in Raniganj sub-district of Araria district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **374 people in 91 households**, the 84th largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 29.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 49.7%.

- 374people (2011)
- 91households
- 29.0%literacy
- 1,033females per 1,000 males

## Belwa PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatGhaghri
- Community development blockRaniganj
- Census village code221759

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?

- Raniganj (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Araria (district HQ)25 km by road
- Araria (nearest town)25 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Araria
- ○Degree college10+ km · Araria
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Araria
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 maize**. About 88% of the 85 hectares of village land is sown, and 20 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, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Belwa · ■ Raniganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****59%**

**62%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****0%**

**23%

Television ****0%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****19%**

**34%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 · ■ Raniganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****29.0%**

**49.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1033**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1132**

**960

Working population ****50.5%**

**41.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 26.7% for men and 31.3% for women. 50% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Farm labourers 129 (68%) · **■** Marginal 60 (32%)

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 Raniganj

- Basaithi Math524 people
- Barhepara480 people
- Bhagphasia425 people
- Banbhag402 people
- Lutraha Bari328 people
- Malhepura299 people
- Dhaniain244 people

[All 89 villages in Raniganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/raniganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Belwa from Araria?25 km by road
- What is the population of Belwa?374 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Belwa in?Araria district (Raniganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Belwa?29.0% (Census 2011)