# Belwan Village, Meskaur, Nawada (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Meskaur, Nawada 

# Belwan

Belwan is a village in Meskaur sub-district of Nawada district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,133 people in 193 households**, the 31st largest of 57 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.3%.

- 1,133people (2011)
- 193households
- 55.6%literacy
- 991females per 1,000 males

## Belwan PIN code and other codes

Belwan falls in Meskaur sub-district, Nawada district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBarosar
- Community development blockMeskaur
- Census village code258219

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

## How far is Belwan from nearby towns?

- Meskaur (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Nawada (district HQ)33 km by road
- Hisua (nearest town)17 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 Belwan?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Belwan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tungi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nawada
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 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 Belwan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 67% of the 150 hectares of village land is sown, and 93 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 Belwan

Of every 100 households in Belwan in 2011, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Belwan · ■ Meskaur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**30%

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

**1%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****4%**

**29%

Television ****1%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****15%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****73%**

**41%

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 Belwan?

■ Belwan · ■ Meskaur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.6%**

**59.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****991**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1033**

**968

Working population ****33.6%**

**32.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.5% for men and 36.4% for women. 45% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 83 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 230 (60%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 16 (4%) · **■** Marginal 51 (13%)

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 Meskaur

- Gamhira1,267 people
- Sonpura1,263 people
- Jarahiya1,222 people
- Bandhi1,153 people
- Ranka Jalalpur1,084 people
- Lakhaura1,044 people
- Kaua Bara1,023 people
- Jhikatia959 people

[All 60 villages in Meskaur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nawada/meskaur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Belwan from Nawada?33 km by road
- What is the population of Belwan?1,133 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Belwan in?Nawada district (Meskaur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Belwan?55.6% (Census 2011)