About Bela Village

Bela is a mid sized village in Shambhuganj tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,686, made up of 888 males and 798 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 159 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bela village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Shambhuganj
Pincode	813221
Area (hectares)	159 hectares
Population	1,686
Male Population	888
Female Population	798
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	899
Bus Service (public)	Available within 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 the 40th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,328 residents. Its 159 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 879.

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 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 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
Nearest town	Kharagpur	16 km
Nearest railway station	Kamarganj	22 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shambhuganj	30 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 Shambhuganj 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 1,686. That makes it the 40th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,328 residents.

Bela village has 888 males and 798 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bela has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 879.

The pincode recorded for Bela is 813221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bela covers 159 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bela falls under Shambhuganj 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 5 - 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 Shambhuganj tehsil of Banka district. Kharagpur is about 16 km away. Kamarganj is about 22 km away. Shambhuganj is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.