About Bela Village

Bela is a mid sized village in Naubatpur tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 672, made up of 361 males and 311 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 861 females per 1000 males. The village covers 120 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 801109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bela village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Patna
Tehsil	Naubatpur
Pincode	801109
Area (hectares)	120 hectares
Population	672
Male Population	361
Female Population	311
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	861
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bela compares

By the 2011 count Bela is the 83rd largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents. Its 120 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. 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 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 village. 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 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
Tehsil headquarters	Naubatpur	6.2 km
Nearest railway station	Nadwan	11 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 Naubatpur 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 672. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents.

Bela village has 361 males and 311 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bela has about 861 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 900.

The pincode recorded for Bela is 801109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bela covers 120 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bela falls under Naubatpur 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 village and private bus service as Available within village 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 Naubatpur tehsil of Patna district. Naubatpur is about 6.2 km away. Nadwan is about 11 km away. Patna is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.