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About Bele Village

Bele is a large village in Islampur tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,005, made up of 2,122 males and 1,883 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 887 females per 1000 males. The village covers 289 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 803103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bele Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bele village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Islampur
Pincode 803103
Area (hectares) 289 hectares
Population 4,005
Male Population 2,122
Female Population 1,883
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 887
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 Bele compares

By the 2011 count Bele is the 11th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,190 residents. Its 289 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Bele

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

Bele lies about 13 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Aungari Dham, about 8.5 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 Bele
Nearest railway station Aungari Dham 8.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Islampur 11 km
Nearest town Islāmpur 11 km
District headquarters Nalanda 13 km

Villages closest to Bele

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Islampur 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.

Common questions about Bele

As per the Census of India 2011, Bele village had a population of 4,005. That makes it the 11th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,190 residents.

Bele village has 2,122 males and 1,883 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bele has about 887 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 916.

The pincode recorded for Bele is 803103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bele covers 289 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bele falls under Islampur tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bele is Aungari Dham, about 8.5 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 Bele.

Bele is about 13 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bele is in Islampur tehsil of Nalanda district. Aungari Dham is about 8.5 km away. Islampur is about 11 km away. Islāmpur is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mustafapur (under 2 km), Bakaur (under 2 km) and Nilkanth Bigha (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Bele today is likely to be higher.

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