# Belawa Village, Maharajganj, Mahrajganj (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Maharajganj, Mahrajganj 

# Belawa

Belawa is a village in Maharajganj sub-district of Mahrajganj district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **3,197 people in 498 households**, the 108th largest of 442 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.0%.

- 3,197people (2011)
- 498households
- 56.7%literacy
- 986females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Belawa

Of every 100 households in Belawa in 2011, 10 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Belawa · ■ Maharajganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****10%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**80%

Tap water ****14%**

**42%

Drinking water within premises ****41%**

**46%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**96%

Use banking services ****79%**

**84%

Television ****32%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**14%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****5%**

**8%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Belawa?

■ Belawa · ■ Maharajganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.7%**

**64.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****986**

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****909**

**928

Working population ****34.6%**

**39.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.3% for men and 42.1% for women. 43% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 236 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 132 (12%) · **■** Household industry 19 (2%) · **■** Other work 310 (28%) · **■** Marginal 408 (37%)

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 Maharajganj

- Parasa Meer3,252 people
- Kasmaria3,244 people
- Harakhi3,242 people
- Madhonagar3,205 people
- Mujuri3,197 people
- Sohas Khas3,175 people
- Piparia Karjaha3,159 people
- Chhapia3,158 people

[All 449 villages in Maharajganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/mahrajganj/maharajganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Belawa?3,197 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Belawa in?Mahrajganj district (Maharajganj sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Belawa?56.7% (Census 2011)