# Belwara Village, Simri Bakhtiarpur, Saharsa (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saharsa/simri-bakhtiarpur/belwara/ Village · Simri Bakhtiarpur, Saharsa # Belwara Belwara is a village in Simri Bakhtiarpur sub-district of Saharsa district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **13,581 people in 2,592 households**, the 3rd largest of 58 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 32.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 48.8%. - 13,581people (2011) - 2,592households - 32.9%literacy - 872females per 1,000 males ## Belwara PIN code and other codes Belwara falls in Simri Bakhtiarpur sub-district, Saharsa district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatBelwara - Community development blockSimri Bakhtiarpur - Census village code226611 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Belwara from nearby towns? - Simri Bakhtiarpur (sub-district HQ)22 km by road - Saharsa (district HQ)40 km by road - Saharsa (nearest town)40 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 Belwara? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Belwara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Post officeIn 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 · Saharsa - ○Degree college10+ km · Saharsa - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Saharsa - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds 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 Belwara known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 29% of the 1,739 hectares of village land is sown, and 414 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 Belwara Of every 100 households in Belwara in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Belwara · ■ Simri Bakhtiarpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **12% Toilet within the home ****2%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **84% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****20%** **43% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **95% Use banking services ****24%** **32% Television ****1%** **8% Mobile phone ****25%** **44% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****2%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****54%** **38% 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 Belwara? ■ Belwara · ■ Simri Bakhtiarpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****32.9%** **48.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****872** **901 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****905** **931 Working population ****32.9%** **31.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 43.3% for men and 20.9% for women. 45% of men and 19% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,072 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 2,070 (46%) · **■** Household industry 14 (0%) · **■** Other work 64 (1%) · **■** Marginal 1,252 (28%) 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 Simri Bakhtiarpur - Bakhtiarpur27,282 people - Saraunja Thana Sitanabad23,984 people - Dhanupra12,993 people - Simri12,704 people - Saraunja9,289 people - Mahkhar9,270 people [All 60 villages in Simri Bakhtiarpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saharsa/simri-bakhtiarpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Belwara from Saharsa?40 km by road - What is the population of Belwara?13,581 (Census 2011) - Which district is Belwara in?Saharsa district (Simri Bakhtiarpur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Belwara?32.9% (Census 2011)