About Bela Village

Bela is a mid sized village in Fatehpur tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 669, made up of 338 males and 331 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 70 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824232, 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	Fatehpur
Pincode	824232
Area (hectares)	70 hectares
Population	669
Male Population	338
Female Population	331
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	979
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
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 109th largest of the 151 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,510 residents. Its 70 hectares work out to about 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 947.

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 village. 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 78 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Punpun, about under 2 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	Punpun	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Fatehpur	8.3 km
Nearest town	Phulwari Sharif	10 km
District headquarters	Gaya	78 km

Villages closest to Bela

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Fatehpur 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 669. That makes it the 109th largest of the 151 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,510 residents.

Bela village has 338 males and 331 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bela has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Bela is 824232. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bela covers 70 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bela falls under Fatehpur tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bela is Punpun, about under 2 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bela.

Bela is about 78 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 Fatehpur tehsil of Gaya district. Punpun is about under 2 km away. Fatehpur is about 8.3 km away. Phulwari Sharif is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.