About Bela Village

Bela is a large village in Khaira tehsil, in the district of Jamui, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,123, made up of 2,194 males and 1,929 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 879 females per 1000 males. The village covers 425 hectares hectares.

Bela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bela village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Jamui
Tehsil	Khaira
Area (hectares)	425 hectares
Population	4,123
Male Population	2,194
Female Population	1,929
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	879
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bela compares

By the 2011 count Bela is the 16th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,663 residents. Its 425 hectares work out to about 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 921.

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 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 5 - 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 9.4 km from Jamui, and the nearest railway station is Chaura BH, about 10 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	Khaira	3.6 km
District headquarters	Jamui	9.4 km
Nearest town	Jamūī	9.4 km
Nearest railway station	Chaura BH	10 km

Villages closest to Bela

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khaira 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 4,123. That makes it the 16th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,663 residents.

Bela village has 2,194 males and 1,929 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bela has about 879 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 921.

Bela covers 425 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bela falls under Khaira tehsil of Jamui district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bela is Chaura BH, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bela.

Bela is about 9.4 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 Khaira tehsil of Jamui district. Khaira is about 3.6 km away. Jamui is about 9.4 km away. Jamūī is about 9.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.