# Bela Village, Belhar, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Belhar, Banka 

# Bela

Bela is a village in Belhar sub-district of Banka district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **662 people in 107 households**, the 88th largest of 142 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 60.2%.

- 662people (2011)
- 107households
- 60.8%literacy
- 761females per 1,000 males

## Bela PIN code and other codes

Bela falls in Belhar sub-district, Banka district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatRajpur
- Community development blockBelhar
- Census village code241561

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?

- Belhar (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Banka (district HQ)40 km by road
- Banka (nearest town)40 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bhoreganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Banka
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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**. About 76% of the 76 hectares of village land is sown, and 57 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, 4 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bela · ■ Belhar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**89%

Tap water ****2%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**27%

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

**3%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****40%**

**40%

Television ****3%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****77%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**34%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 · ■ Belhar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.8%**

**60.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****761**

**909

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****675**

**941

Working population ****40.6%**

**40.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.4% for men and 39.7% for women. 44% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 20 (7%) · **■** Other work 6 (2%) · **■** Marginal 242 (90%)

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 Belhar

- Tari668 people
- Daulatpur666 people
- Dubba664 people
- Tola Domjar664 people
- Auraiya648 people
- Tola Maltarni646 people
- Tola Kajlagarhi636 people
- Tola Katahria617 people

[All 172 villages in Belhar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/belhar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bela from Banka?40 km by road
- What is the population of Bela?662 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bela in?Banka district (Belhar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bela?60.8% (Census 2011)