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About Bela Village

Bela is a mid sized village in Bhainsdehi tehsil, in the district of Betul, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,158, made up of 575 males and 583 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,014 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1159.49 hectares hectares.

Bela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bela village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Betul
Tehsil Bhainsdehi
Area (hectares) 1159.49 hectares
Population 1,158
Male Population 575
Female Population 583
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,014
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bela compares

By the 2011 count Bela is the 80th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 973 residents. Its 1159.49 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 979.

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 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 40 km from Betul, and the nearest railway station is Maramjhiri, about 38 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 Bhainsdehi 33 km
Nearest railway station Maramjhiri 38 km
District headquarters Betul 40 km
Nearest town Betūl 40 km

Villages closest to Bela

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhainsdehi 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 1,158. That makes it the 80th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 973 residents.

Bela village has 575 males and 583 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bela has about 1014 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 979.

Bela covers 1159.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bela falls under Bhainsdehi tehsil of Betul district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bela is Maramjhiri, about 38 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bela.

Bela is about 40 km from Betul in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bela is in Bhainsdehi tehsil of Betul district. Bhainsdehi is about 33 km away. Maramjhiri is about 38 km away. Betul is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dori (2.2 km), Pagadori (2.2 km) and Jamudhana (2.5 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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