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About Bela Village

Bela is a small village in Barun tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 17, made up of 11 males and 6 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 545 females per 1000 males. The village covers 38 hectares hectares.

Bela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bela village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Barun
Area (hectares) 38 hectares
Population 17
Male Population 11
Female Population 6
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 545
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bela compares

By the 2011 count Bela is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,091 residents. Its 38 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Bela

Bela is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bela as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bela from other places

Bela lies about 2.3 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Phesar, about 9.1 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Bela
District headquarters Aurangabad 2.3 km
Nearest town Aurangābād 2.3 km
Nearest railway station Phesar 9.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Barun 20 km

Villages closest to Bela

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barun tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Bela

As per the Census of India 2011, Bela village had a population of 17. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,091 residents.

Bela village has 11 males and 6 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bela has about 545 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 924.

Bela covers 38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bela falls under Barun tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bela is Phesar, about 9.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bela.

Bela is about 2.3 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bela is in Barun tehsil of Aurangabad district. Aurangabad is about 2.3 km away. Aurangābād is about 2.3 km away. Phesar is about 9.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jogiya (7.5 km), Sinduriya (7.8 km) and Santhua (7.9 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Bela today is likely to be higher.

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