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About Bel Village

Bel is a small village in Dhanaulti tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 330, made up of 170 males and 160 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 251.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249186, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bel Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bel village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Dhanaulti
Pincode 249186
Area (hectares) 251.27 hectares
Population 330
Male Population 170
Female Population 160
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bel compares

By the 2011 count Bel is the 75th largest of the 254 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 286 residents. Its 251.27 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Bel

Bel is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bel 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bel from other places

Bel lies about 23 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 26 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 Bel
Tehsil headquarters Dhanaulti 3.7 km
Nearest town Mussoorie 17 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 23 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 26 km

Villages closest to Bel

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bel village had a population of 330. That makes it the 75th largest of the 254 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 286 residents.

Bel village has 170 males and 160 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bel has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Bel is 249186. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bel covers 251.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bel falls under Dhanaulti tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bel is Dehradun, about 26 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bel.

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

Bel is in Dhanaulti tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Dhanaulti is about 3.7 km away. Mussoorie is about 17 km away. Tehri Garhwal 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 Danda Ki Beli (under 2 km), Dunda (under 2 km) and Nakurchi (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Bel today is likely to be higher.

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