About Bela Village

Bela is a large village in Kishanpur tehsil, in the district of Supaul, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,779, made up of 1,474 males and 1,305 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 376 hectares hectares.

Bela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bela village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Supaul
Tehsil	Kishanpur
Area (hectares)	376 hectares
Population	2,779
Male Population	1,474
Female Population	1,305
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	885
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 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 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,838 residents. Its 376 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

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 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 50 km from Supaul, and the nearest railway station is Khutauna, about 7.3 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	Kishanpur	5.6 km
Nearest railway station	Khutauna	7.3 km
Nearest town	Jainagar	21 km
District headquarters	Supaul	50 km

Villages closest to Bela

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kishanpur 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 2,779. That makes it the 20th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,838 residents.

Bela village has 1,474 males and 1,305 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bela has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

Bela covers 376 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bela falls under Kishanpur tehsil of Supaul district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bela is Khutauna, about 7.3 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bela.

Bela is about 50 km from Supaul in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bela is in Kishanpur tehsil of Supaul district. Kishanpur is about 5.6 km away. Khutauna is about 7.3 km away. Jainagar is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.