About Bela Village

Bela is a mid sized village in Jodiya tehsil, in the district of Jamnagar, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,487, made up of 776 males and 711 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1480.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 363655, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bela village
Description	Value
State	Gujarat
District	Jamnagar
Tehsil	Jodiya
Pincode	363655
Area (hectares)	1480.63 hectares
Population	1,487
Male Population	776
Female Population	711
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	916
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
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 17th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,652 residents. Its 1480.63 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 969.

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 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 64 km from Jamnagar, and the nearest railway station is Lavanpur, 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	Lavanpur	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jodiya	30 km
Nearest town	Morvi	32 km
District headquarters	Jamnagar	64 km

Villages closest to Bela

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jodiya 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 1,487. That makes it the 17th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,652 residents.

Bela village has 776 males and 711 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bela has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Bela is 363655. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bela covers 1480.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bela falls under Jodiya tehsil of Jamnagar district in Gujarat.

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

Bela is about 64 km from Jamnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bela is in Jodiya tehsil of Jamnagar district. Lavanpur is about 10 km away. Jodiya is about 30 km away. Morvi is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.