About Bela Village

Bela is a large village in Bihta tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,631, made up of 1,398 males and 1,233 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 882 females per 1000 males. The village covers 178 hectares hectares.

Bela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bela village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Patna
Tehsil	Bihta
Area (hectares)	178 hectares
Population	2,631
Male Population	1,398
Female Population	1,233
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	882
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 28th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,437 residents. Its 178 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 900.

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 23 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Nadwan, about 11 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 town	Naubatpur	6.2 km
Nearest railway station	Nadwan	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bihta	16 km
District headquarters	Patna	23 km

Villages closest to Bela

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bihta 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 2,631. That makes it the 28th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,437 residents.

Bela village has 1,398 males and 1,233 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bela has about 882 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 900.

Bela covers 178 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bela falls under Bihta tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bela is Nadwan, about 11 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 23 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bela is in Bihta tehsil of Patna district. Naubatpur is about 6.2 km away. Nadwan is about 11 km away. Bihta is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.