About Bela Village

Bela is a small village in Nalagarh tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 331, made up of 177 males and 154 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 870 females per 1000 males. The village covers 153.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174101, 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	Solan
Tehsil	Nalagarh
Pincode	174101
Area (hectares)	153.52 hectares
Population	331
Male Population	177
Female Population	154
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	870
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bela compares

By the 2011 count Bela is the 95th largest of the 270 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 362 residents. Its 153.52 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 918.

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 5 - 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 43 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Ghanauli, about 8.1 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	Nalagarh	4.5 km
Nearest railway station	Ghanauli	8.1 km
Nearest town	Baddi	14 km
District headquarters	Solan	43 km

Villages closest to Bela

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nalagarh 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 331. That makes it the 95th largest of the 270 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 362 residents.

Bela village has 177 males and 154 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bela has about 870 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 918.

The pincode recorded for Bela is 174101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bela covers 153.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bela falls under Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bela is Ghanauli, about 8.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 43 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bela is in Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district. Nalagarh is about 4.5 km away. Ghanauli is about 8.1 km away. Baddi is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.