About Bela Village

Bela is one of the larger villages in Ramgarhwa tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 11,132, made up of 5,819 males and 5,313 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1198.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845433, 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	Ramgarhwa
Pincode	845433
Area (hectares)	1198.3 hectares
Population	11,132
Male Population	5,819
Female Population	5,313
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	913
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Bela compares

By the 2011 count Bela is the 7th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 4,674 residents. Its 1198.3 hectares work out to about 9.3 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 886.

Getting to Bela

Bela is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. 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 village. 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
Tehsil headquarters	Ramgarhwa	4.1 km
Nearest town	Sagauli	9.1 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 Ramgarhwa 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 11,132. That makes it the 7th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,674 residents.

Bela village has 5,819 males and 5,313 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bela has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 886.

The pincode recorded for Bela is 845433. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bela covers 1198.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bela falls under Ramgarhwa 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 village.

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 Ramgarhwa tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Dharminiya is about 2.1 km away. Ramgarhwa is about 4.1 km away. Sagauli is about 9.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.