About Bela Village

Bela is a small village in Jogindarnagar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 150, made up of 67 males and 83 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,239 females per 1000 males. The village covers 54.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176120, 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	Mandi
Tehsil	Jogindarnagar
Pincode	176120
Area (hectares)	54.58 hectares
Population	150
Male Population	67
Female Population	83
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,239
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bela compares

By the 2011 count Bela is the 137th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 386 residents. Its 54.58 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1112.

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 village. 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 24 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 9.6 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	Jogindarnagar	9.5 km
Nearest railway station	Buffer Stop	9.6 km
District headquarters	Mandi	24 km

Villages closest to Bela

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jogindarnagar 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 150. That makes it the 137th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 386 residents.

Bela village has 67 males and 83 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bela has about 1239 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1112.

The pincode recorded for Bela is 176120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bela covers 54.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bela falls under Jogindarnagar tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bela is Buffer Stop, about 9.6 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 village for Bela.

Bela is about 24 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bela is in Jogindarnagar tehsil of Mandi district. Jogindarnagar is about 9.5 km away. Buffer Stop is about 9.6 km away. Mandi is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.