About Bela Village

Bela is a mid sized village in Islamnagar Aliganj tehsil, in the district of Jamui, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,695, made up of 863 males and 832 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 96 hectares hectares.

Bela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bela village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Jamui
Tehsil	Islamnagar Aliganj
Area (hectares)	96 hectares
Population	1,695
Male Population	863
Female Population	832
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	964
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bela compares

By the 2011 count Bela is the 35th largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,206 residents. Its 96 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 940.

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 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 38 km from Jamui, and the nearest railway station is Dergaon Halt, about 19 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
Tehsil headquarters	Islamnagar Aliganj	7.6 km
Nearest railway station	Dergaon Halt	19 km
Nearest town	Sheikhpura	22 km
District headquarters	Jamui	38 km

Villages closest to Bela

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Islamnagar Aliganj 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 1,695. That makes it the 35th largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,206 residents.

Bela village has 863 males and 832 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bela has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 940.

Bela covers 96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bela falls under Islamnagar Aliganj tehsil of Jamui district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bela is Dergaon Halt, about 19 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 10+ km distance for Bela.

Bela is about 38 km from Jamui in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bela is in Islamnagar Aliganj tehsil of Jamui district. Islamnagar Aliganj is about 7.6 km away. Dergaon Halt is about 19 km away. Sheikhpura is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.