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About Bela Village

Bela is one of the larger villages in Bathnaha tehsil, in the district of Sitamarhi, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,309, made up of 2,775 males and 2,534 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 228 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 843317, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bela village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Sitamarhi
Tehsil Bathnaha
Pincode 843317
Area (hectares) 228 hectares
Population 5,309
Male Population 2,775
Female Population 2,534
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bela compares

By the 2011 count Bela is the 10th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,089 residents. Its 228 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 897.

Getting to Bela

The census records public bus service for Bela as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 Sitamarhi, and the nearest railway station is Bajpatti, about 28 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 Bathnaha 21 km
Nearest railway station Bajpatti 28 km
District headquarters Sitamarhi 31 km
Nearest town Sītāmarhi 31 km

Villages closest to Bela

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bela village had a population of 5,309. That makes it the 10th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,089 residents.

Bela village has 2,775 males and 2,534 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 897.

The pincode recorded for Bela is 843317. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bela covers 228 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bela falls under Bathnaha tehsil of Sitamarhi district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bela is Bajpatti, about 28 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bela.

Bela is about 31 km from Sitamarhi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bela is in Bathnaha tehsil of Sitamarhi district. Bathnaha is about 21 km away. Bajpatti is about 28 km away. Sitamarhi is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Belahia (under 2 km), Hariharpur (8.6 km) and Mahuawa (12 km).

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

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