About Bel Village

Bel is a large village in Obra tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,681, made up of 1,874 males and 1,807 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 578 hectares hectares.

Bel Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bel village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Aurangabad
Tehsil	Obra
Area (hectares)	578 hectares
Population	3,681
Male Population	1,874
Female Population	1,807
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	964
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Bel compares

By the 2011 count Bel is the 12th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,489 residents. Its 578 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Bel

Bel is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Bel as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bel from other places

Bel lies about 17 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Phesar, about 5.5 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 Bel
Nearest railway station	Phesar	5.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Obra	6.9 km
Nearest town	Daudnagar	17 km
District headquarters	Aurangabad	17 km

Villages closest to Bel

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

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Common questions about Bel

As per the Census of India 2011, Bel village had a population of 3,681. That makes it the 12th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,489 residents.

Bel village has 1,874 males and 1,807 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bel has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 928.

Bel covers 578 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bel falls under Obra tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bel is Phesar, about 5.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Bel is about 17 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bel is in Obra tehsil of Aurangabad district. Phesar is about 5.5 km away. Obra is about 6.9 km away. Daudnagar is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.