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About Bela Paemu Village

Bela Paemu is a mid sized village in Barhara tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 616, made up of 299 males and 317 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,060 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1034 hectares hectares.

Bela Paemu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bela Paemu village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Barhara
Area (hectares) 1034 hectares
Population 616
Male Population 299
Female Population 317
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,060
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 Paemu compares

By the 2011 count Bela Paemu is the 39th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 4,008 residents. Its 1034 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Bela Paemu

Bela Paemu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bela Paemu 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 Paemu from other places

Bela Paemu lies about 144 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Khajauli, about 8.3 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 Paemu
Nearest railway station Khajauli 8.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Barhara 8.8 km
Nearest town Jainagar 18 km
District headquarters Purnia 144 km

Villages closest to Bela Paemu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bela Paemu village had a population of 616. That makes it the 39th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,008 residents.

Bela Paemu village has 299 males and 317 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bela Paemu has about 1060 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 912.

Bela Paemu covers 1034 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bela Paemu falls under Barhara tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bela Paemu is Khajauli, about 8.3 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 Paemu.

Bela Paemu is about 144 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bela Paemu is in Barhara tehsil of Purnia district. Khajauli is about 8.3 km away. Barhara is about 8.8 km away. Jainagar is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bela Paemu Milik (under 2 km), Belaganj (under 2 km) and Auraha Chakla (5.1 km).

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

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