# Belwatia Village, Piprakothi, Purba Champaran (Bihar)

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Village · Piprakothi, Purba Champaran 

# Belwatia

Belwatia is a village in Piprakothi sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar, PIN code **845429**. The 2011 Census counted **2,088 people in 477 households**, the 16th largest of 20 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.3%.

- 2,088people (2011)
- 477households
- 72.5%literacy
- 845429PIN code

## Belwatia PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Belwatia is 845429.** Belwatia falls in Piprakothi sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar.

- PIN code845429
- Gram panchayatPanditpur
- Community development blockPiprakothi
- Census village code218397

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

## How far is Belwatia from nearby towns?

- Piprakothi (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Motihari (district HQ)11 km by road
- Motihari (nearest town)11 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 Belwatia?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Belwatia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bhopatpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Motihari
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 2 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 Belwatia known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 79% of the 235 hectares of village land is sown, and 138 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 Belwatia

Of every 100 households in Belwatia in 2011, 21 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Belwatia · ■ Piprakothi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****21%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****29%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****71%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****57%**

**49%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**96%

Use banking services ****80%**

**50%

Television ****9%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**18%

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 Belwatia?

■ Belwatia · ■ Piprakothi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.5%**

**58.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****900**

**888

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****965**

**898

Working population ****24.3%**

**31.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.4% for men and 61.4% for women. 44% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 239 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 177 (35%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 73 (14%) · **■** Marginal 18 (4%)

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 Piprakothi

- Mathiya Bariyarpur2,734 people
- Jiwdhara2,674 people
- Chand Saraia2,616 people
- Kishunpur2,440 people
- Madhu Chhapra2,030 people
- Babhnaulia2,018 people
- Jhakra1,982 people
- Kazipur528 people

[All 20 villages in Piprakothi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/piprakothi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Belwatia?845429
- How far is Belwatia from Motihari?11 km by road
- What is the population of Belwatia?2,088 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Belwatia in?Purba Champaran district (Piprakothi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Belwatia?72.5% (Census 2011)