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About Bela Jangal Village

Bela Jangal is a small village in Bhattiyat tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7, made up of 3 males and 4 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,333 females per 1000 males. The village covers 41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176313, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bela Jangal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bela Jangal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Bhattiyat
Pincode 176313
Area (hectares) 41 hectares
Population 7
Male Population 3
Female Population 4
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,333
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bela Jangal compares

By the 2011 count Bela Jangal is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 304 residents. Its 41 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Bela Jangal

Bela Jangal is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bela Jangal 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bela Jangal from other places

Bela Jangal lies about 5.1 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 45 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 Jangal
Tehsil headquarters Bhattiyat 5.1 km
District headquarters Chamba 5.1 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 45 km

Villages closest to Bela Jangal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhattiyat 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 Jangal

As per the Census of India 2011, Bela Jangal village had a population of 7. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 304 residents.

Bela Jangal village has 3 males and 4 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bela Jangal has about 1333 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Bela Jangal is 176313. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bela Jangal covers 41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bela Jangal falls under Bhattiyat tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bela Jangal is Nurpur Road, about 45 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bela Jangal.

Bela Jangal is about 5.1 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bela Jangal is in Bhattiyat tehsil of Chamba district. Bhattiyat is about 5.1 km away. Chamba is about 5.1 km away. Nurpur Road is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhatu Jangal (under 2 km), Chalama Jangal (under 2 km) and Fagot Jangal (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Bela Jangal today is likely to be higher.

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