About Bela Village

Bela is a mid sized village in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,385, made up of 720 males and 665 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 161 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825420, 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	Shaligram Ram Narayanpur
Pincode	825420
Area (hectares)	161 hectares
Population	1,385
Male Population	720
Female Population	665
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	924
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 37th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 758 residents. Its 161 hectares work out to about 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 962.

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	Shaligram Ram Narayanpur	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 Shaligram Ram Narayanpur 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 1,385. That makes it the 37th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 758 residents.

Bela village has 720 males and 665 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bela has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Bela is 825420. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bela covers 161 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bela falls under Shaligram Ram Narayanpur 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 Shaligram Ram Narayanpur tehsil of Chatra district. Shaligram Ram Narayanpur 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.