Belwa, East Champaran

Belwa
Village
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Coordinates: 27°06′29″N84°27′50″E / 27.108°N 84.464°E / 27.108; 84.464
Country	India
State	Bihar
District	West Champaran district
Government
• Type	Panchayati raj (India)
• Body	Gram panchayat
Languages
• Official	Hindi, Maithili & Bhojpuri
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 code	IN-BR

Belwa is a village in West Champaran district in the Indian state of Bihar. It is situated on the bank of Pandaye river. It is most famous for Mangoes, Sugarcane and the Paddy fields. Most of the people make their living by farming and they depend mostly on rain.

Demographics

As of the 2011 census of India, Belwa had a population of 5525 in 995 households. Males constitute 52.27% of the population and females 47.72%. Belwa has an average literacy rate of 36.6%, lower than the national average of 74%: male literacy is 62.53%, and female literacy is 37.46%. In Belwa, 21.8% of the population is under 6 years of age. ^[1]

References

1. "Census of India 2011" . Retrieved 12 March 2014.