About Bela Village

Bela is a large village in Varanasi tehsil, in the district of Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,751, made up of 1,403 males and 1,348 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 138.22 hectares hectares.

Bela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bela village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Varanasi
Tehsil	Varanasi
Area (hectares)	138.22 hectares
Population	2,751
Male Population	1,403
Female Population	1,348
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	961
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bela compares

By the 2011 count Bela is the 151st largest of the 767 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,740 residents. Its 138.22 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 928.

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 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 17 km from Varanasi, and the nearest railway station is Kailahat, about 2.0 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	Kailahat	2.0 km
Nearest town	Chunār	8.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Varanasi	17 km

Villages closest to Bela

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Varanasi 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.

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Common questions about Bela

As per the Census of India 2011, Bela village had a population of 2,751. That makes it the 151st largest of the 767 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,740 residents.

Bela village has 1,403 males and 1,348 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bela has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 928.

Bela covers 138.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bela falls under Varanasi tehsil of Varanasi district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bela is Kailahat, about 2.0 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bela.

Bela is about 17 km from Varanasi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bela is in Varanasi tehsil of Varanasi district. Kailahat is about 2.0 km away. Chunār is about 8.8 km away. Varanasi is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.