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About Bela Village

Bela is a mid sized village in Phulpur tehsil, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 803, made up of 361 males and 442 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,224 females per 1000 males. The village covers 46.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 223224, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bela village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Azamgarh
Tehsil Phulpur
Pincode 223224
Area (hectares) 46.85 hectares
Population 803
Male Population 361
Female Population 442
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,224
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Bela compares

By the 2011 count Bela is the 292nd largest of the 474 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,369 residents. Its 46.85 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1050.

Getting to Bela

Bela is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bela from other places

Bela lies about 113 km from Azamgarh, and the nearest railway station is Barya Ram, about 6.7 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 Barya Ram 6.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Phulpur 16 km
District headquarters Azamgarh 113 km

Villages closest to Bela

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Phulpur 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 803. That makes it the 292nd largest of the 474 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,369 residents.

Bela village has 361 males and 442 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bela has about 1224 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1050.

The pincode recorded for Bela is 223224. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bela covers 46.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bela falls under Phulpur tehsil of Azamgarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bela is Barya Ram, about 6.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Bela is about 113 km from Azamgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bela is in Phulpur tehsil of Azamgarh district. Barya Ram is about 6.7 km away. Phulpur is about 16 km away. Azamgarh is about 113 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Belahari Imam Ali (under 2 km), Belasia (under 2 km) and Dhaurahara Shri Kishun (3.4 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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