# Belwania Village, Garkha, Saran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Garkha, Saran 

# Belwania

Belwania is a village in Garkha sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,901 people in 273 households**, the 55th largest of 99 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 64.6%.

- 1,901people (2011)
- 273households
- 62.8%literacy
- 958females per 1,000 males

## Belwania PIN code and other codes

Belwania falls in Garkha sub-district, Saran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMahammada
- Community development blockGarkha
- Census village code234339

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

## How far is Belwania from nearby towns?

- Garkha (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Chhapra (district HQ)4 km by road
- Chapra (nearest town)8 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 Belwania?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn 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 · Sadhpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chhapra
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Marhaura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 3 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 Belwania known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 95% of the 168 hectares of village land is sown, and 155 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 Belwania

Of every 100 households in Belwania in 2011, 1 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Belwania · ■ Garkha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**83%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

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

**62%

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

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****42%**

**57%

Television ****13%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**17%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Belwania?

■ Belwania · ■ Garkha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.8%**

**64.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****958**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1119**

**943

Working population ****22.1%**

**26.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.0% for men and 48.5% for women. 40% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 29 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 97 (23%) · **■** Other work 26 (6%) · **■** Marginal 268 (64%)

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 Garkha

- Ismailpur2,048 people
- Maricha2,031 people
- Kudar Bandha1,971 people
- Rahampur1,927 people
- Chintamanganj1,901 people
- Bibipur1,887 people
- Barbakpur1,867 people
- Chhot Jhaua1,855 people

[All 113 villages in Garkha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/garkha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Belwania from Chhapra?4 km by road
- What is the population of Belwania?1,901 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Belwania in?Saran district (Garkha sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Belwania?62.8% (Census 2011)