About Bela Village

Bela is a large village in Krityanand Nagar tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,022, made up of 1,582 males and 1,440 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 321 hectares hectares.

Bela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bela village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purnia
Tehsil	Krityanand Nagar
Area (hectares)	321 hectares
Population	3,022
Male Population	1,582
Female Population	1,440
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	910
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bela compares

By the 2011 count Bela is the 24th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,485 residents. Its 321 hectares work out to about 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 930.

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 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 6.2 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Purnia Court, about 4.5 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	Purnia Court	4.5 km
District headquarters	Purnia	6.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Krityanand Nagar	6.3 km

Villages closest to Bela

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Krityanand Nagar 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 3,022. That makes it the 24th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,485 residents.

Bela village has 1,582 males and 1,440 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bela has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 930.

Bela covers 321 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bela falls under Krityanand Nagar tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bela is Purnia Court, about 4.5 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bela.

Bela is about 6.2 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bela is in Krityanand Nagar tehsil of Purnia district. Purnia Court is about 4.5 km away. Purnia is about 6.2 km away. Krityanand Nagar is about 6.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.