About Bela Village

Bela is a large village in Satar Kataiya tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,615, made up of 1,895 males and 1,720 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 363.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bela village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Saharsa
Tehsil	Satar Kataiya
Pincode	852124
Area (hectares)	363.8 hectares
Population	3,615
Male Population	1,895
Female Population	1,720
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	908
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bela compares

By the 2011 count Bela is the 20th largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 4,083 residents. Its 363.8 hectares work out to about 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 907.

Getting to Bela

Bela is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bela as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 10 km from Saharsa, and the nearest railway station is Panchgachia, about 6.2 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
Tehsil headquarters	Satar Kataiya	3.8 km
Nearest railway station	Panchgachia	6.2 km
Nearest town	Bangaon	10 km
District headquarters	Saharsa	10 km

Villages closest to Bela

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Satar Kataiya 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 3,615. That makes it the 20th largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,083 residents.

Bela village has 1,895 males and 1,720 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bela has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 907.

The pincode recorded for Bela is 852124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bela covers 363.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bela falls under Satar Kataiya tehsil of Saharsa district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bela is Panchgachia, about 6.2 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bela.

Bela is about 10 km from Saharsa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bela is in Satar Kataiya tehsil of Saharsa district. Satar Kataiya is about 3.8 km away. Panchgachia is about 6.2 km away. Bangaon is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.