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About Bela Village

Bela is a mid sized village in Bhitarwar tehsil, in the district of Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 897, made up of 475 males and 422 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1014.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 475220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bela village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Gwalior
Tehsil Bhitarwar
Pincode 475220
Area (hectares) 1014.39 hectares
Population 897
Male Population 475
Female Population 422
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 888
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ 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 39th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,144 residents. Its 1014.39 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 864.

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 10+ 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 42 km from Gwalior, and the nearest railway station is Renhat, about 25 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 Bhitarwar 10 km
Nearest railway station Renhat 25 km
Nearest town Dabra 29 km
District headquarters Gwalior 42 km

Villages closest to Bela

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhitarwar 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 897. That makes it the 39th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,144 residents.

Bela village has 475 males and 422 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bela has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 864.

The pincode recorded for Bela is 475220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bela covers 1014.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bela falls under Bhitarwar tehsil of Gwalior district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bela is Renhat, about 25 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bela.

Bela is about 42 km from Gwalior in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bela is in Bhitarwar tehsil of Gwalior district. Bhitarwar is about 10 km away. Renhat is about 25 km away. Dabra is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Masudpur (1.6 km), Sinharan (3.0 km) and Maragpur (3.0 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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