About Bela Village

Bela is a small village in Mayur Hand tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 292, made up of 135 males and 157 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,163 females per 1000 males. The village covers 40 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825418, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bela village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Chatra
Tehsil	Mayur Hand
Pincode	825418
Area (hectares)	40 hectares
Population	292
Male Population	135
Female Population	157
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,163
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 70th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 569 residents. Its 40 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1015.

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 7.8 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Shivpur, about 26 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	Mayur Hand	7.8 km
District headquarters	Chatra	7.8 km
Nearest town	Chatrā	7.8 km
Nearest railway station	Shivpur	26 km

Villages closest to Bela

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mayur Hand 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 292. That makes it the 70th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 569 residents.

Bela village has 135 males and 157 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bela has about 1163 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1015.

The pincode recorded for Bela is 825418. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bela covers 40 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bela falls under Mayur Hand tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bela is Shivpur, about 26 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 7.8 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bela is in Mayur Hand tehsil of Chatra district. Mayur Hand is about 7.8 km away. Chatra is about 7.8 km away. Chatrā is about 7.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.