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About Bela Village

Bela is a mid sized village in Sihora tehsil, in the district of Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,077, made up of 536 males and 541 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. The village covers 154.58 hectares hectares.

Bela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bela village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Jabalpur
Tehsil Sihora
Area (hectares) 154.58 hectares
Population 1,077
Male Population 536
Female Population 541
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,009
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bela compares

By the 2011 count Bela is the 37th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 931 residents. Its 154.58 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Bela

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 <5 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 25 km from Jabalpur, and the nearest railway station is Gosalpur, about 2.0 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 Gosalpur 2.0 km
Nearest town Panāgar 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Sihora 14 km
District headquarters Jabalpur 25 km

Villages closest to Bela

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sihora 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 1,077. That makes it the 37th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 931 residents.

Bela village has 536 males and 541 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bela has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 948.

Bela covers 154.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bela falls under Sihora tehsil of Jabalpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bela is Gosalpur, about 2.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 25 km from Jabalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bela is in Sihora tehsil of Jabalpur district. Gosalpur is about 2.0 km away. Panāgar is about 11 km away. Sihora is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Beli (1.7 km), Dhamki (1.7 km) and Jhansi (1.9 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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