About Bela Village

Bela is a mid sized village in Belhar tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 662, made up of 376 males and 286 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 761 females per 1000 males. The village covers 76 hectares hectares.

Bela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bela village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Belhar
Area (hectares)	76 hectares
Population	662
Male Population	376
Female Population	286
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	761
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bela compares

By the 2011 count Bela is the 86th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,193 residents. Its 76 hectares work out to about 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 907.

Getting to Bela

Bela is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bela as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 30 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Kamarganj, about 22 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
Tehsil headquarters	Belhar	16 km
Nearest town	Kharagpur	16 km
Nearest railway station	Kamarganj	22 km
District headquarters	Banka	30 km

Villages closest to Bela

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bela village had a population of 662. That makes it the 86th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,193 residents.

Bela village has 376 males and 286 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bela has about 761 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 907.

Bela covers 76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bela falls under Belhar tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bela is Kamarganj, about 22 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bela.

Bela is about 30 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bela is in Belhar tehsil of Banka district. Belhar is about 16 km away. Kharagpur is about 16 km away. Kamarganj is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.