# Belwa Village, Narkatiaganj, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar)

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Village · Narkatiaganj, Pashchim Champaran 

# Belwa

Belwa is a village in Narkatiaganj sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **5,525 people in 995 households**, the 8th largest of 148 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.9%.

- 5,525people (2011)
- 995households
- 46.8%literacy
- 913females per 1,000 males

## Belwa PIN code and other codes

Belwa falls in Narkatiaganj sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBheriharwa
- Community development blockNarkatiaganj
- Census village code216715

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?

- Narkatiaganj (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Bettiah (district HQ)40 km by road
- Narkatiyaganj (nearest town)14 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

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Narkatiaganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Narkatiaganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 h winter

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 66% of the 232 hectares of village land is sown, and 149 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, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Belwa · ■ Narkatiaganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**86%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

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

**49%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****28%**

**36%

Television ****3%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**24%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 · ■ Narkatiaganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****46.8%**

**53.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****913**

**917

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****998**

**957

Working population ****31.3%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 55.4% for men and 37.2% for women. 46% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 97 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 221 (13%) · **■** Household industry 21 (1%) · **■** Other work 210 (12%) · **■** Marginal 1,182 (68%)

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 Narkatiaganj

- Nautanwa6,783 people
- Kesaria5,880 people
- Dhobaha5,822 people
- Anjua5,561 people
- Dhumnagiar5,288 people
- Kukurha5,233 people
- Barwa Barauli5,008 people
- Bheriharwa4,908 people

[All 160 villages in Narkatiaganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/narkatiaganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Belwa from Bettiah?40 km by road
- What is the population of Belwa?5,525 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Belwa in?Pashchim Champaran district (Narkatiaganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Belwa?46.8% (Census 2011)