# Belwa Village, Barsoi, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Barsoi, Katihar 

# Belwa

Belwa is a village in Barsoi sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,852 people in 829 households**, the 16th largest of 218 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 43.7%.

- 3,852people (2011)
- 829households
- 46.7%literacy
- 935females per 1,000 males

## Belwa PIN code and other codes

Belwa falls in Barsoi sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBelva
- Community development blockBarsoi
- Census village code224952

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?

- Barsoi (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)45 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)45 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 3 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Barsoi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Salmari
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 91% of the 245 hectares of village land is sown, and 160 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, 15 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Belwa · ■ Barsoi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**41%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****19%**

**15%

Television ****4%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****35%**

**40%

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 · ■ Barsoi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****46.7%**

**43.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****935**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****995**

**960

Working population ****32.1%**

**32.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 52.1% for men and 40.7% for women. 48% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 127 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 499 (40%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 42 (3%) · **■** Marginal 567 (46%)

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 Barsoi

- Bansgaon4,548 people
- Molnapara4,494 people
- Dhachna4,107 people
- Lagwan4,013 people
- Shiwanpur3,754 people
- Mathurapur3,578 people
- Kaliannagar3,489 people
- Bahrakhar3,459 people

[All 231 villages in Barsoi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/barsoi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Belwa from Katihar?45 km by road
- What is the population of Belwa?3,852 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Belwa in?Katihar district (Barsoi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Belwa?46.7% (Census 2011)