# Belwa Village, Bijaipur, Gopalganj (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Bijaipur, Gopalganj 

# Belwa

Belwa is a village in Bijaipur sub-district of Gopalganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,444 people in 222 households**, the 33rd largest of 125 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 64.0%.

- 1,444people (2011)
- 222households
- 64.3%literacy
- 1,108females per 1,000 males

## Belwa PIN code and other codes

Belwa falls in Bijaipur sub-district, Gopalganj district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKutia
- Community development blockBijaipur
- Census village code229965

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?

- Bijaipur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Gopalganj (district HQ)60 km by road
- Katia (nearest town)22 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?

3 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bhore
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Bhore
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hathua
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand 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**. About 94% of the 83 hectares of village land is sown, and 59 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, 1 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Belwa · ■ Bijaipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****53%**

**50%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****40%**

**67%

Television ****2%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**14%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****18%**

**7%

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 · ■ Bijaipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.3%**

**64.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1108**

**1084

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1076**

**957

Working population ****26.9%**

**32.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.4% for men and 54.4% for women. 41% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 38 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 29 (7%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 26 (7%) · **■** Marginal 294 (76%)

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 Bijaipur

- Bilarua1,590 people
- Barahra1,515 people
- Majhariya1,504 people
- Korea1,493 people
- Ainthi1,414 people
- Samhuti1,304 people
- Pharusha1,210 people
- Mathia1,188 people

[All 143 villages in Bijaipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gopalganj/bijaipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Belwa from Gopalganj?60 km by road
- What is the population of Belwa?1,444 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Belwa in?Gopalganj district (Bijaipur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Belwa?64.3% (Census 2011)