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About Bela Village

Bela is a mid sized village in Behea tehsil, in the district of Bhojpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 732, made up of 386 males and 346 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 39 hectares hectares.

Bela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bela village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhojpur
Tehsil Behea
Area (hectares) 39 hectares
Population 732
Male Population 386
Female Population 346
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bela compares

By the 2011 count Bela is the 62nd largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,016 residents. Its 39 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 911.

Getting to Bela

The census records public bus service for Bela as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 Behea 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 Behea 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 732. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,016 residents.

Bela village has 386 males and 346 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bela has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 911.

Bela covers 39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bela falls under Behea 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 <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance 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 Behea tehsil of Bhojpur district. Bahādurganj is about 7.3 km away. Pawakhali is about 9.5 km away. Behea is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghagha (5.1 km), Birpur (11 km) and Bandha (11 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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