About Bela Village

Bela is a mid sized village in Punpun tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 606, made up of 312 males and 294 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74 hectares hectares.

Bela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bela village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Patna
Tehsil	Punpun
Area (hectares)	74 hectares
Population	606
Male Population	312
Female Population	294
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	942
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 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 56th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,761 residents. Its 74 hectares work out to about 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 917.

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 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 12 km from Patna. 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	Punpun	under 2 km
Nearest town	Phulwari Sharif	10 km
District headquarters	Patna	12 km

Villages closest to Bela

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Punpun 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 606. That makes it the 56th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,761 residents.

Bela village has 312 males and 294 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bela has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 917.

Bela covers 74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bela falls under Punpun tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The census record for Bela notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Bela.

Bela is about 12 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 Punpun tehsil of Patna district. Punpun is about under 2 km away. Phulwari Sharif is about 10 km away. Patna is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.