# Belwa Village, Ramnagar, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/ramnagar/belwa/ Village · Ramnagar, Pashchim Champaran # Belwa Belwa is a village in Ramnagar sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,966 people in 391 households**, the 36th largest of 125 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 52.7%. - 1,966people (2011) - 391households - 47.6%literacy - 931females per 1,000 males ## Belwa PIN code and other codes Belwa falls in Ramnagar sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatDainmarwa - Community development blockRamnagar - Census village code216271 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? - Ramnagar (sub-district HQ)30 km by road - Bettiah (district HQ)60 km by road - Ramnagar (nearest town)10 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? 10 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 - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 school5–10 km · Ramnagar - ○Degree college5–10 km · Ramnagar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand 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 65% of the 108 hectares of village land is sown, and 70 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, 10 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Belwa · ■ Ramnagar rural average Electricity for lighting ****1%** **6% Toilet within the home ****10%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****90%** **88% Tap water ****20%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****54%** **54% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **98% Use banking services ****29%** **40% Television ****14%** **8% Mobile phone ****28%** **41% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****34%** **28% 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 · ■ Ramnagar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****47.6%** **52.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****931** **929 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****951** **981 Working population ****46.0%** **41.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 57.9% for men and 36.6% for women. 51% of men and 41% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 36 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 645 (71%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 35 (4%) · **■** Marginal 185 (20%) 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 Ramnagar - Maguraha2,137 people - Dewaliya2,088 people - Sitalbari2,015 people - Barganw2,014 people - Nayaganw1,960 people - Gobardhana1,869 people - Bigri1,782 people - Chamardih Bargon1,780 people [All 152 villages in Ramnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/ramnagar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Belwa from Bettiah?60 km by road - What is the population of Belwa?1,966 (Census 2011) - Which district is Belwa in?Pashchim Champaran district (Ramnagar sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Belwa?47.6% (Census 2011)