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About Bela Village

Bela is a small village in Indora tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 12, made up of 11 males and 1 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 91 females per 1000 males. The village covers 27.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bela village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Indora
Pincode 176401
Area (hectares) 27.66 hectares
Population 12
Male Population 11
Female Population 1
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 91
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bela compares

By the 2011 count Bela is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 690 residents. Its 27.66 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Bela

Bela is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bela as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 49 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Chak Kalan, about 12 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 Chak Kalan 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Indora 13 km
Nearest town Mukeriān 15 km
District headquarters Kangra 49 km

Villages closest to Bela

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Indora 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 12. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 690 residents.

Bela village has 11 males and 1 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bela has about 91 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Bela is 176401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bela covers 27.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bela falls under Indora tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bela is Chak Kalan, about 12 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bela.

Bela is about 49 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bela is in Indora tehsil of Kangra district. Chak Kalan is about 12 km away. Indora is about 13 km away. Mukeriān is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paral (2.1 km), Barota (2.4 km) and Ulehrian (3.2 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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