About Bela Village

Bela is a large village in Arrah tehsil, in the district of Bhojpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,519, made up of 1,357 males and 1,162 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 856 females per 1000 males. The village covers 166 hectares hectares.

Bela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bela village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Bhojpur
Tehsil	Arrah
Area (hectares)	166 hectares
Population	2,519
Male Population	1,357
Female Population	1,162
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	856
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bela compares

By the 2011 count Bela is the 27th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,232 residents. Its 166 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 896.

Getting to Bela

Bela is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bela as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 22 km from Bhojpur, and the nearest railway station is Pawakhali, about 9.5 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 Bela
Nearest town	Bahādurganj	7.3 km
Nearest railway station	Pawakhali	9.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Arrah	22 km
District headquarters	Bhojpur	22 km

Villages closest to Bela

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Arrah 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 2,519. That makes it the 27th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,232 residents.

Bela village has 1,357 males and 1,162 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bela has about 856 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 896.

Bela covers 166 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bela falls under Arrah tehsil of Bhojpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bela is Pawakhali, about 9.5 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 village for Bela.

Bela is about 22 km from Bhojpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bela is in Arrah tehsil of Bhojpur district. Bahādurganj is about 7.3 km away. Pawakhali is about 9.5 km away. Arrah is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.