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Belwa Population - Katihar, Bihar

Belwa is a large village located in Barsoi Block of Katihar district, Bihar with total 829 families residing. The Belwa village has population of 3852 of which 1991 are males while 1861 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Belwa village population of children with age 0-6 is 838 which makes up 21.75 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Belwa village is 935 which is higher than Bihar state average of 918. Child Sex Ratio for the Belwa as per census is 995, higher than Bihar average of 935.

Belwa village has lower literacy rate compared to Bihar. In 2011, literacy rate of Belwa village was 46.68 % compared to 61.80 % of Bihar. In Belwa Male literacy stands at 52.13 % while female literacy rate was 40.75 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Belwa village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Belwa village.

Belwa Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 829 - -
Population 3,852 1,991 1,861
Child (0-6) 838 420 418
Schedule Caste 138 68 70
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 46.68 % 52.13 % 40.75 %
Total Workers 1,236 948 288
Main Worker 669 - -
Marginal Worker 567 320 247

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 3.58 % of total population in Belwa village. The village Belwa currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Belwa village out of total population, 1236 were engaged in work activities. 54.13 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 45.87 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1236 workers engaged in Main Work, 127 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 499 were Agricultural labourer.