About Bela Village

Bela is a large village in Chiraia tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,196, made up of 1,114 males and 1,082 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 178 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845415, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bela village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purba Champaran
Tehsil	Chiraia
Pincode	845415
Area (hectares)	178 hectares
Population	2,196
Male Population	1,114
Female Population	1,082
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	971
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 32nd largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 6,751 residents. Its 178 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 888.

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 Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Dharminiya, about 2.1 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 railway station	Dharminiya	2.1 km
Nearest town	Sagauli	9.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chiraia	23 km
District headquarters	Purba Champaran	23 km

Villages closest to Bela

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chiraia 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 2,196. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,751 residents.

Bela village has 1,114 males and 1,082 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bela has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 888.

The pincode recorded for Bela is 845415. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bela covers 178 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bela falls under Chiraia tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bela is Dharminiya, about 2.1 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 Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bela is in Chiraia tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Dharminiya is about 2.1 km away. Sagauli is about 9.1 km away. Chiraia is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.