About Bela Village

Bela is a large village in Makhdumpur tehsil, in the district of Jehanabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,444, made up of 1,234 males and 1,210 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 156 hectares hectares.

Bela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bela village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Jehanabad
Tehsil	Makhdumpur
Area (hectares)	156 hectares
Population	2,444
Male Population	1,234
Female Population	1,210
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	981
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bela compares

By the 2011 count Bela is the 34th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,074 residents. Its 156 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 929.

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 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 18 km from Jehanabad, and the nearest railway station is Wanabar Halt, about 7.0 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	Makhdumpur	6.7 km
Nearest railway station	Wanabar Halt	7.0 km
District headquarters	Jehanabad	18 km

Villages closest to Bela

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Makhdumpur 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 2,444. That makes it the 34th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,074 residents.

Bela village has 1,234 males and 1,210 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bela has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 929.

Bela covers 156 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bela falls under Makhdumpur tehsil of Jehanabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bela is Wanabar Halt, about 7.0 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 village for Bela.

Bela is about 18 km from Jehanabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bela is in Makhdumpur tehsil of Jehanabad district. Makhdumpur is about 6.7 km away. Wanabar Halt is about 7.0 km away. Jehanabad is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.