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About Bela Village

Bela is a mid sized village in Bansgaon tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 530, made up of 237 males and 293 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,236 females per 1000 males. The village covers 30.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 273411, 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 Gorakhpur
Tehsil Bansgaon
Pincode 273411
Area (hectares) 30.81 hectares
Population 530
Male Population 237
Female Population 293
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,236
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bela compares

By the 2011 count Bela is the 244th largest of the 443 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 932 residents. Its 30.81 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 1003.

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 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 36 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Dohrighat, about 22 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
Tehsil headquarters Bansgaon 13 km
Nearest town Chillupār 21 km
Nearest railway station Dohrighat 22 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 36 km

Villages closest to Bela

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bansgaon 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 530. That makes it the 244th largest of the 443 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 932 residents.

Bela village has 237 males and 293 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bela has about 1236 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Bela is 273411. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bela covers 30.81 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 Bansgaon tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bela is Dohrighat, about 22 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bela.

Bela is about 36 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bela is in Bansgaon tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Bansgaon is about 13 km away. Chillupār is about 21 km away. Dohrighat is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bela Ah (under 2 km), Bela Mus (under 2 km) and Belavir Bhan (under 2 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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