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About Bela Village

Bela is a mid sized village in Kerakat tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 757, made up of 371 males and 386 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,040 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62.29 hectares hectares.

Bela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bela village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Kerakat
Area (hectares) 62.29 hectares
Population 757
Male Population 371
Female Population 386
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,040
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bela compares

By the 2011 count Bela is the 256th largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents. Its 62.29 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1071.

Getting to Bela

Bela is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bela as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 23 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Trilochan Mahadeo, 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 Trilochan Mahadeo under 2 km
Nearest town Mariāhu 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Kerakat 23 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 23 km

Villages closest to Bela

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kerakat 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 757. That makes it the 256th largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents.

Bela village has 371 males and 386 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bela has about 1040 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1071.

Bela covers 62.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bela falls under Kerakat tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bela is Trilochan Mahadeo, 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bela.

Bela is about 23 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bela is in Kerakat tehsil of Jaunpur district. Trilochan Mahadeo is about under 2 km away. Mariāhu is about 21 km away. Kerakat is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rehari (under 2 km), Mathurapur (under 2 km) and Mathurapur Urf Kotwa (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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