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About Bela Village

Bela is a mid sized village in Chicholi tehsil, in the district of Betul, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,172, made up of 600 males and 572 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 594 hectares hectares.

Bela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bela village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Betul
Tehsil Chicholi
Area (hectares) 594 hectares
Population 1,172
Male Population 600
Female Population 572
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
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 23rd largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 981 residents. Its 594 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 980.

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 44 km from Betul, and the nearest railway station is Maramjhiri, about 40 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 Chicholi 17 km
Nearest railway station Maramjhiri 40 km
Nearest town Seoni Mālwa 41 km
District headquarters Betul 44 km

Villages closest to Bela

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chicholi 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 1,172. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 981 residents.

Bela village has 600 males and 572 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

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

Bela covers 594 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Bela is Maramjhiri, about 40 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 44 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 Chicholi tehsil of Betul district. Chicholi is about 17 km away. Maramjhiri is about 40 km away. Seoni Mālwa is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Churni (1.9 km), Nandara (2.6 km) and Chirapatla (4.1 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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