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About Bel Village

Bel is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 141, made up of 68 males and 73 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,074 females per 1000 males. The village covers 71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bel Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bel village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Theog
Pincode 171212
Area (hectares) 71 hectares
Population 141
Male Population 68
Female Population 73
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,074
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 Bel compares

By the 2011 count Bel is the 222nd largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 71 hectares work out to about 2.0 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 990.

Getting to Bel

Bel is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bel 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 Bel from other places

Bel lies about 29 km from Shimla. 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 Bel
Tehsil headquarters Theog 13 km
District headquarters Shimla 29 km

Villages closest to Bel

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bel village had a population of 141. That makes it the 222nd largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Bel village has 68 males and 73 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bel has about 1074 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Bel is 171212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bel covers 71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bel falls under Theog tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Bel notes the nearest railway station 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 Bel.

Bel is about 29 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bel is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Theog is about 13 km away. Shimla is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sai (under 2 km), Latiana (under 2 km) and Kunjla (1.6 km).

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

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