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About Bela Dih Village

Bela Dih is a large village in Bodh Gaya tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,465, made up of 1,312 males and 1,153 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 879 females per 1000 males. The village covers 94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824237, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bela Dih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bela Dih village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Bodh Gaya
Pincode 824237
Area (hectares) 94 hectares
Population 2,465
Male Population 1,312
Female Population 1,153
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 879
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bela Dih compares

By the 2011 count Bela Dih is the 23rd largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents. Its 94 hectares work out to about 26 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 959.

Getting to Bela Dih

Bela Dih is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bela Dih as Available within 5 - 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 Dih from other places

Bela Dih lies about 17 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Kastha, about 13 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 Dih
Tehsil headquarters Bodh Gaya 10 km
Nearest railway station Kastha 13 km
District headquarters Gaya 17 km

Villages closest to Bela Dih

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bodh Gaya 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 Dih

As per the Census of India 2011, Bela Dih village had a population of 2,465. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents.

Bela Dih village has 1,312 males and 1,153 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bela Dih has about 879 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Bela Dih is 824237. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bela Dih covers 94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bela Dih falls under Bodh Gaya tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bela Dih is Kastha, about 13 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 5 - 10 km distance for Bela Dih.

Bela Dih is about 17 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bela Dih is in Bodh Gaya tehsil of Gaya district. Bodh Gaya is about 10 km away. Kastha is about 13 km away. Gaya is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Adham Khap (under 2 km), Badar Khap (under 2 km) and Khap (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Bela Dih today is likely to be higher.

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