# Belwachakhni Village, Sidhaw, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar)

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Village · Sidhaw, Pashchim Champaran 

# Belwachakhni

Belwachakhni is a village in Sidhaw sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,950 people in 299 households**, the 56th largest of 159 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 43.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 52.0%.

- 1,950people (2011)
- 299households
- 43.5%literacy
- 948females per 1,000 males

## Belwachakhni PIN code and other codes

Belwachakhni falls in Sidhaw sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBeirathi Bariarwa
- Community development blockSidhaw
- Census village code216100

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

## How far is Belwachakhni from nearby towns?

- Sidhaw (sub-district HQ)32 km by road
- Bettiah (district HQ)82 km by road
- Bagha (nearest town)23 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 Belwachakhni?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Belwachakhni; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bagha
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bagha
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 4 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 Belwachakhni known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 81% of the 327 hectares of village land is sown, and 263 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 Belwachakhni

Of every 100 households in Belwachakhni in 2011, 21 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Belwachakhni · ■ Sidhaw rural average

Electricity for lighting ****21%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****47%**

**49%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****32%**

**34%

Television ****17%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**23%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Belwachakhni?

■ Belwachakhni · ■ Sidhaw rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****43.5%**

**52.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****948**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****852**

**969

Working population ****47.9%**

**48.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 55.7% for men and 31.0% for women. 50% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 169 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 646 (69%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 23 (2%) · **■** Marginal 93 (10%)

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 Sidhaw

- Jharharwa2,006 people
- Lachhmipur1,993 people
- Marjadpur1,981 people
- Pharsahni1,959 people
- Amwa1,941 people
- Bharchhi1,935 people
- Singari1,926 people
- Barba Kalan1,884 people

[All 175 villages in Sidhaw](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/sidhaw/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Belwachakhni from Bettiah?82 km by road
- What is the population of Belwachakhni?1,950 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Belwachakhni in?Pashchim Champaran district (Sidhaw sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Belwachakhni?43.5% (Census 2011)