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About Bela Village

Bela is a large village in Narkatia tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,144, made up of 1,674 males and 1,470 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 878 females per 1000 males. The village covers 299.9 hectares hectares.

Bela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bela village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purba Champaran
Tehsil Narkatia
Area (hectares) 299.9 hectares
Population 3,144
Male Population 1,674
Female Population 1,470
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 878
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bela compares

By the 2011 count Bela is the 19th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,453 residents. Its 299.9 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 890.

Getting to Bela

Bela is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bela as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 76 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Harinagar, about under 2 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 Harinagar under 2 km
Nearest town Rāmnagar 1.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Narkatia 19 km
District headquarters Purba Champaran 76 km

Villages closest to Bela

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bela village had a population of 3,144. That makes it the 19th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,453 residents.

Bela village has 1,674 males and 1,470 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bela has about 878 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 890.

Bela covers 299.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Bela is Harinagar, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bela.

Bela is about 76 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 Narkatia tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Harinagar is about under 2 km away. Rāmnagar is about 1.7 km away. Narkatia is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baikunthwa (2.7 km), Chainpur (6.5 km) and Pakariya (12 km).

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

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