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About Bela Village

Bela is a mid sized village in Pharenda tehsil, in the district of Mahrajganj, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,056, made up of 562 males and 494 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 879 females per 1000 males. The village covers 34.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 273165, 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 Mahrajganj
Tehsil Pharenda
Pincode 273165
Area (hectares) 34.93 hectares
Population 1,056
Male Population 562
Female Population 494
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 879
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bela compares

By the 2011 count Bela is the 151st largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,124 residents. Its 34.93 hectares work out to about 30 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Bela

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 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 40 km from Mahrajganj, and the nearest railway station is Bridgemanganj, about 2.4 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 Bridgemanganj 2.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Pharenda 15 km
Nearest town Bānsi 24 km
District headquarters Mahrajganj 40 km

Villages closest to Bela

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pharenda 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 1,056. That makes it the 151st largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,124 residents.

Bela village has 562 males and 494 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bela has about 879 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 920.

The pincode recorded for Bela is 273165. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bela covers 34.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 30 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bela falls under Pharenda tehsil of Mahrajganj district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bela is Bridgemanganj, about 2.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 40 km from Mahrajganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bela is in Pharenda tehsil of Mahrajganj district. Bridgemanganj is about 2.4 km away. Pharenda is about 15 km away. Bānsi is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Belauhi (under 2 km), Hata Bela Harraiya (under 2 km) and Shahabad (1.7 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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