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About Bela Village

Bela is a mid sized village in Daraundha tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,806, made up of 888 males and 918 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,034 females per 1000 males. The village covers 117 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841238, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bela village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Daraundha
Pincode 841238
Area (hectares) 117 hectares
Population 1,806
Male Population 888
Female Population 918
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,034
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 32nd largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,209 residents. Its 117 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1053.

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 16 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Duraundha Junction, about 3.1 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 Duraundha Junction 3.1 km
Nearest town Mahārājgani 4.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Daraundha 16 km
District headquarters Siwan 16 km

Villages closest to Bela

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Daraundha 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 1,806. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,209 residents.

Bela village has 888 males and 918 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bela has about 1034 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1053.

The pincode recorded for Bela is 841238. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bela covers 117 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bela falls under Daraundha tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bela is Duraundha Junction, about 3.1 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 16 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bela is in Daraundha tehsil of Siwan district. Duraundha Junction is about 3.1 km away. Mahārājgani is about 4.0 km away. Daraundha is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gobindapur (under 2 km), Pakwalia (under 2 km) and Ramsapur (under 2 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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