About Bela Village

Bela is a mid sized village in Guraru tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,055, made up of 531 males and 524 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 156 hectares hectares.

Bela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bela village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Guraru
Area (hectares)	156 hectares
Population	1,055
Male Population	531
Female Population	524
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	987
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 compares

By the 2011 count Bela is the 44th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,813 residents. Its 156 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Bela

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

Bela lies about 28 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Ismailpur, about 6.2 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	Ismailpur	6.2 km
Nearest town	Rafiganj	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Guraru	14 km
District headquarters	Gaya	28 km

Villages closest to Bela

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Guraru 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 1,055. That makes it the 44th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,813 residents.

Bela village has 531 males and 524 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bela has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 926.

Bela covers 156 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bela falls under Guraru tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bela is Ismailpur, about 6.2 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bela.

Bela is about 28 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 Guraru tehsil of Gaya district. Ismailpur is about 6.2 km away. Rafiganj is about 11 km away. Guraru is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.