About Bela Village

Bela is one of the larger villages in Belaganj tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,260, made up of 4,783 males and 4,477 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 176 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 804403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bela village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Belaganj
Pincode	804403
Area (hectares)	176 hectares
Population	9,260
Male Population	4,783
Female Population	4,477
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	936
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Bela compares

By the 2011 count Bela is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,968 residents. Its 176 hectares work out to about 53 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Bela

Bela 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 Bela as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Bela from other places

Bela lies about 20 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Paraiya, about 14 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 railway station	Paraiya	14 km
Nearest town	Bodh Gaya	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Belaganj	20 km
District headquarters	Gaya	20 km

Villages closest to Bela

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Belaganj 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 9,260. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,968 residents.

Bela village has 4,783 males and 4,477 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bela has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Bela is 804403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bela covers 176 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 53 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bela falls under Belaganj tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bela is Paraiya, about 14 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 village for Bela.

Bela is about 20 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bela is in Belaganj tehsil of Gaya district. Paraiya is about 14 km away. Bodh Gaya is about 14 km away. Belaganj is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.