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About Bela Village

Bela is a mid sized village in Raghurajnagar tehsil, in the district of Satna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,501, made up of 789 males and 712 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 295.24 hectares hectares.

Bela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bela village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Satna
Tehsil Raghurajnagar
Area (hectares) 295.24 hectares
Population 1,501
Male Population 789
Female Population 712
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
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 37th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 884 residents. Its 295.24 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 927.

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 4.3 km from Satna, and the nearest railway station is Kaima, about under 2 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 Kaima under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Raghurajnagar 4.3 km
District headquarters Satna 4.3 km

Villages closest to Bela

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Raghurajnagar 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 1,501. That makes it the 37th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 884 residents.

Bela village has 789 males and 712 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bela has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 927.

Bela covers 295.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bela falls under Raghurajnagar tehsil of Satna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bela is Kaima, about under 2 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 4.3 km from Satna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bela is in Raghurajnagar tehsil of Satna district. Kaima is about under 2 km away. Raghurajnagar is about 4.3 km away. Satna is about 4.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kaima Kothar (under 2 km), Kaima Unmulan (under 2 km) and Bathiya Kalan (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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