# Belwa Village, Purnia East, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Purnia East, Purnia 

# Belwa

Belwa is a village in Purnia East sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,813 people in 350 households**, the 32nd largest of 77 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 49.6%.

- 1,813people (2011)
- 350households
- 45.0%literacy
- 969females per 1,000 males

## Belwa PIN code and other codes

Belwa falls in Purnia East sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatRampur
- Community development blockPurnia East
- Census village code223489

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?

- Purnia East (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)18 km by road
- Purnia (nearest town)18 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

- ●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
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Purnia East
- ○Degree college10+ km · Purnia East
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)9 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 65% of the 136 hectares of village land is sown, and 8 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, 15 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Belwa · ■ Purnia East rural average

Electricity for lighting ****15%**

**22%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****46%**

**50%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**96%

Use banking services ****28%**

**22%

Television ****12%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****29%**

**31%

Own their home ****98%**

**97%

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 · ■ Purnia East rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****45.0%**

**49.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****969**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1006**

**968

Working population ****49.6%**

**33.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 51.6% for men and 38.2% for women. 52% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 192 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 179 (20%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 49 (5%) · **■** Marginal 479 (53%)

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 Purnia East

- Mathia1,985 people
- Tharha1,973 people
- Pipra1,962 people
- Jiagachhi1,928 people
- Biarpur1,803 people
- Ranipatra1,757 people
- Patilwa1,660 people
- Mohankunda1,656 people

[All 83 villages in Purnia East](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/purnia-east/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Belwa from Purnia?18 km by road
- What is the population of Belwa?1,813 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Belwa in?Purnia district (Purnia East sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Belwa?45.0% (Census 2011)