About Bela Village

Bela is one of the larger villages in Nirmali tehsil, in the district of Supaul, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,667, made up of 4,425 males and 4,242 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1443 hectares hectares.

Bela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bela village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Supaul
Tehsil	Nirmali
Area (hectares)	1443 hectares
Population	8,667
Male Population	4,425
Female Population	4,242
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	959
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bela compares

By the 2011 count Bela is the 4th largest of the 21 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,726 residents. Its 1443 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Bela

Bela is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. 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 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 12 km from Supaul, and the nearest railway station is Nirmali, about 10 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	Nirmali	10 km
Nearest town	Nirmāli	11 km
District headquarters	Supaul	12 km

Villages closest to Bela

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nirmali 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 8,667. That makes it the 4th largest of the 21 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,726 residents.

Bela village has 4,425 males and 4,242 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bela has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

Bela covers 1443 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bela falls under Nirmali tehsil of Supaul district in Bihar.

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

Bela is about 12 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 Nirmali tehsil of Supaul district. Nirmali is about 10 km away. Nirmāli is about 11 km away. Supaul is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.