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About Bela Village

Bela is a large village in Sambhal tehsil, in the district of Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,245, made up of 2,258 males and 1,987 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 880 females per 1000 males. The village covers 486 hectares hectares.

Bela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bela village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Moradabad
Tehsil Sambhal
Area (hectares) 486 hectares
Population 4,245
Male Population 2,258
Female Population 1,987
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 880
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 36th largest of the 362 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,056 residents. Its 486 hectares work out to about 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 906.

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 24 km from Moradabad, and the nearest railway station is Sirsi Mukhdampur, about 11 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 town Sirsi 10 km
Nearest railway station Sirsi Mukhdampur 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Sambhal 15 km
District headquarters Moradabad 24 km

Villages closest to Bela

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sambhal 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 4,245. That makes it the 36th largest of the 362 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,056 residents.

Bela village has 2,258 males and 1,987 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bela has about 880 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 906.

Bela covers 486 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bela falls under Sambhal tehsil of Moradabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bela is Sirsi Mukhdampur, about 11 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 24 km from Moradabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bela is in Sambhal tehsil of Moradabad district. Sirsi is about 10 km away. Sirsi Mukhdampur is about 11 km away. Sambhal is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shafat Nagar (under 2 km), Tanda (1.7 km) and Har Singhpur (1.9 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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