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About Belala Village

Belala is a mid sized village in Malhargarh tehsil, in the district of Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,180, made up of 608 males and 572 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 468.35 hectares hectares.

Belala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Belala village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Mandsaur
Tehsil Malhargarh
Area (hectares) 468.35 hectares
Population 1,180
Male Population 608
Female Population 572
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Belala compares

By the 2011 count Belala is the 44th largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,006 residents. Its 468.35 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Belala

Belala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Belala as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Belala from other places

Belala lies about 9.6 km from Mandsaur, and the nearest railway station is Sindpan, about 3.6 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 Belala
Nearest railway station Sindpan 3.6 km
District headquarters Mandsaur 9.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Malhargarh 16 km

Villages closest to Belala

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Malhargarh 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 Belala

As per the Census of India 2011, Belala village had a population of 1,180. That makes it the 44th largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,006 residents.

Belala village has 608 males and 572 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Belala has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 985.

Belala covers 468.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Belala falls under Malhargarh tehsil of Mandsaur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Belala is Sindpan, about 3.6 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 village for Belala.

Belala is about 9.6 km from Mandsaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Belala is in Malhargarh tehsil of Mandsaur district. Sindpan is about 3.6 km away. Mandsaur is about 9.6 km away. Malhargarh is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Deori (under 2 km), Haripura (1.9 km) and Palevana (2.4 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Belala today is likely to be higher.

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