About Bela Village

Bela is a large village in Singhia tehsil, in the district of Samastipur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,586, made up of 1,425 males and 1,161 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 815 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 848209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bela village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Samastipur
Tehsil	Singhia
Pincode	848209
Area (hectares)	82 hectares
Population	2,586
Male Population	1,425
Female Population	1,161
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	815
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bela compares

By the 2011 count Bela is the 27th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 4,833 residents. Its 82 hectares work out to about 32 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 928.

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 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 31 km from Samastipur, and the nearest railway station is Naya Nagar, about 13 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	Naya Nagar	13 km
Nearest town	Rosera	14 km
District headquarters	Samastipur	31 km
Tehsil headquarters	Singhia	33 km

Villages closest to Bela

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Singhia 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 2,586. That makes it the 27th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,833 residents.

Bela village has 1,425 males and 1,161 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bela has about 815 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 928.

The pincode recorded for Bela is 848209. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bela covers 82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 32 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bela falls under Singhia tehsil of Samastipur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bela is Naya Nagar, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 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 31 km from Samastipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bela is in Singhia tehsil of Samastipur district. Naya Nagar is about 13 km away. Rosera is about 14 km away. Samastipur is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.