About Bela Village

Bela is a mid sized village in Shalai tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,187, made up of 603 males and 584 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 584 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173027, 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	Sirmaur
Tehsil	Shalai
Pincode	173027
Area (hectares)	584 hectares
Population	1,187
Male Population	603
Female Population	584
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	968
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 compares

By the 2011 count Bela is the 13th largest of the 27 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,341 residents. Its 584 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 890.

Getting to Bela

Bela is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bela 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 from other places

Bela lies about 28 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 51 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	Shalai	2.1 km
District headquarters	Sirmaur	28 km
Nearest town	Pāonta Sāhib	29 km
Nearest railway station	Dehradun	51 km

Villages closest to Bela

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shalai 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 1,187. That makes it the 13th largest of the 27 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,341 residents.

Bela village has 603 males and 584 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bela has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 890.

The pincode recorded for Bela is 173027. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bela covers 584 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bela falls under Shalai tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bela is Dehradun, about 51 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.

Bela is about 28 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bela is in Shalai tehsil of Sirmaur district. Shalai is about 2.1 km away. Sirmaur is about 28 km away. Pāonta Sāhib is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.