About Bela Village

Bela is one of the larger villages in Sonbarsa tehsil, in the district of Sitamarhi, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,121, made up of 2,634 males and 2,487 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 259.12 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	Sonbarsa
Pincode	843317
Area (hectares)	259.12 hectares
Population	5,121
Male Population	2,634
Female Population	2,487
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	944
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bela compares

By the 2011 count Bela is the 16th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 4,056 residents. Its 259.12 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 904.

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 village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 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	Sonbarsa	17 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 Sonbarsa 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 5,121. That makes it the 16th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,056 residents.

Bela village has 2,634 males and 2,487 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bela has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 904.

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

Bela covers 259.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bela falls under Sonbarsa 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 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village 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 Sonbarsa tehsil of Sitamarhi district. Sonbarsa is about 17 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.