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About Bela Village

Bela is a small village in Baharagora tehsil, in the district of Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 136, made up of 73 males and 63 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 863 females per 1000 males. The village covers 27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bela village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Purbi Singhbhum
Tehsil Baharagora
Pincode 832101
Area (hectares) 27 hectares
Population 136
Male Population 73
Female Population 63
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 863
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
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 260th largest of the 330 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 421 residents. Its 27 hectares work out to about 5.0 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 957.

Getting to Bela

Bela is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bela as Available within <5 km distance. 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 50 km from Purbi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Banstola, about 20 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
Nearest railway station Banstola 20 km
Nearest town Jhārgrām 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Baharagora 24 km
District headquarters Purbi Singhbhum 50 km

Villages closest to Bela

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baharagora 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 136. That makes it the 260th largest of the 330 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 421 residents.

Bela village has 73 males and 63 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bela has about 863 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Bela is 832101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bela covers 27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bela falls under Baharagora tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bela is Banstola, about 20 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bela.

Bela is about 50 km from Purbi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bela is in Baharagora tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district. Banstola is about 20 km away. Jhārgrām is about 21 km away. Baharagora is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tabhabani (4.4 km), Murakati (9.9 km) and Murakatmatiyaldih (9.9 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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