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About Bela Village

Bela is a small village in Panki tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 202, made up of 102 males and 100 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bela village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Palamu
Tehsil Panki
Pincode 822118
Area (hectares) 33 hectares
Population 202
Male Population 102
Female Population 100
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 980
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bela compares

By the 2011 count Bela is the 144th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 857 residents. Its 33 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 953.

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 <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 Bela from other places

Bela lies about 9.6 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Parasnath, about 13 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 Panki 9.6 km
District headquarters Palamu 9.6 km
Nearest railway station Parasnath 13 km
Nearest town Kāro 15 km

Villages closest to Bela

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bela village had a population of 202. That makes it the 144th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 857 residents.

Bela village has 102 males and 100 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bela has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Bela is 822118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bela covers 33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bela falls under Panki tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bela is Parasnath, about 13 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bela.

Bela is about 9.6 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bela is in Panki tehsil of Palamu district. Panki is about 9.6 km away. Palamu is about 9.6 km away. Parasnath is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Taledih (2.3 km), Udih (5.9 km) and Barwadih (8.8 km).

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

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