Village · Lauriya, Pashchim Champaran # Belwa Belwa is a village in Lauriya sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar, PIN code 845103. The 2011 Census counted 1,411 people in 235 households, the 65th largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 60.1%. - 1,411 people (2011) - 235 households - 60.7% literacy - 845103 PIN code ## Belwa PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Belwa is 845103. Belwa falls in Lauriya sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. - PIN code 845103 - Gram panchayat Dhobani - Community development block Lauriya - Census village code 216760 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Belwa from nearby towns? - Lauriya (sub-district HQ) 7 km by road - Bettiah (district HQ) 34 km by road - Narkatiyaganj (nearest town) 14 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Belwa? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Belwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Lauria - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Bettiah - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Bettiah - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 1 h summer · 2 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Belwa known for? The main crops are paddy. About 87% of the 313 hectares of village land is sown, and 198 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Belwa Of every 100 households in Belwa in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Belwa · ■ Lauriya rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 7% - Toilet within the home 2% 18% - No toilet (open defecation) 98% 80% - Tap water 0% 2% - Drinking water within premises 60% 55% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 4% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 95% - Use banking services 31% 38% - Television 9% 8% - Mobile phone 60% 52% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 8% 7% - Car / jeep / van 0% 2% - None of these assets 16% 25% - Own their home 99% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Belwa? ■ Belwa · ■ Lauriya rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 60.7% 60.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 938 912 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1076 966 - Working population 35.8% 33.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.4% for men and 47.7% for women. 48% of men and 23% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 91 (18%) · ■ Farm labourers 259 (51%) · ■ Household industry 5 (1%) · ■ Other work 26 (5%) · ■ Marginal 124 (25%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Lauriya - Dumdumuwa 1,521 people - Belwa 1,496 people - Dumra 1,472 people - Dubaulia 1,416 people - Lachhnauta 1,339 people - Pandari 1,331 people - Belwa 1,275 people - Bherihawa 1,275 people All 96 villages in Lauriya ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Belwa? 845103 - How far is Belwa from Bettiah? 34 km by road - What is the population of Belwa? 1,411 (Census 2011) - Which district is Belwa in? Pashchim Champaran district (Lauriya sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Belwa? 60.7% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/lauriya/belwa-216760/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.