About Bela Village

Bela is a large village in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil, in the district of Rupnagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,087, made up of 1,086 males and 1,001 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 348 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bela village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Rupnagar
Tehsil	Chamkaur Sahib
Pincode	140111
Area (hectares)	348 hectares
Population	2,087
Male Population	1,086
Female Population	1,001
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	922
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bela compares

By the 2011 count Bela is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 752 residents. Its 348 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 892.

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 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 Bela from other places

Bela lies about 12 km from Rupnagar. 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	Chamkaur Sahib	4.2 km
District headquarters	Rupnagar	12 km
Nearest town	Ropar	12 km

Villages closest to Bela

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chamkaur Sahib 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.

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Common questions about Bela

As per the Census of India 2011, Bela village had a population of 2,087. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 752 residents.

Bela village has 1,086 males and 1,001 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bela has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 892.

The pincode recorded for Bela is 140111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bela covers 348 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bela falls under Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab.

The census record for Bela notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Bela.

Bela is about 12 km from Rupnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bela is in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district. Chamkaur Sahib is about 4.2 km away. Rupnagar is about 12 km away. Ropar is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.