# Bela Village, Narpatganj, Araria (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Narpatganj, Araria 

# Bela

Bela is a village in Narpatganj sub-district of Araria district, Bihar, PIN code **854336**. The 2011 Census counted **7,481 people in 1,406 households**, the 19th largest of 64 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 53.7%.

- 7,481people (2011)
- 1,406households
- 60.3%literacy
- 854336PIN code

## Bela PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bela is 854336.** Bela falls in Narpatganj sub-district, Araria district, Bihar.

- PIN code854336
- Gram panchayatBela
- Community development blockNarpatganj
- Census village code221488

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Bela from nearby towns?

- Narpatganj (sub-district HQ)24 km by road
- Araria (district HQ)65 km by road
- Forbesganj (nearest town)35 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Bela?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Bela; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Forbesganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Birpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Farbishganj
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Bela known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. Products made here include rice mills. About 84% of the 896 hectares of village land is sown, and 660 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Bela

Of every 100 households in Bela in 2011, 0 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bela · ■ Narpatganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****86%**

**69%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****10%**

**26%

Television ****2%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****15%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**33%

Own their home ****98%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Bela?

■ Bela · ■ Narpatganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.3%**

**53.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****917**

**918

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****896**

**951

Working population ****38.4%**

**40.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.9% for men and 52.1% for women. 46% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 496 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 807 (28%) · **■** Household industry 14 (0%) · **■** Other work 195 (7%) · **■** Marginal 1,364 (47%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Narpatganj

- Tamganj8,534 people
- GokhulPur8,236 people
- Parasi7,995 people
- Posdaha7,923 people
- Jitwarpur7,333 people
- Nawabganj6,825 people
- Barhara6,428 people
- Sawaldeh6,019 people

[All 65 villages in Narpatganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/narpatganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bela?854336
- How far is Bela from Araria?65 km by road
- What is the population of Bela?7,481 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bela in?Araria district (Narpatganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bela?60.3% (Census 2011)