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

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Village · Shambhuganj, Banka 

# Bela

Bela is a village in Shambhuganj sub-district of Banka district, Bihar, PIN code **813221**. The 2011 Census counted **1,686 people in 322 households**, the 42nd largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.9%.

- 1,686people (2011)
- 322households
- 55.9%literacy
- 813221PIN code

## Bela PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bela is 813221.** Bela falls in Shambhuganj sub-district, Banka district, Bihar.

- PIN code813221
- Gram panchayatBaidpur
- Community development blockShambhuganj
- Census village code240489

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?

- Shambhuganj (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Banka (district HQ)45 km by road
- Sultanganj (nearest town)28 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?

9 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
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kasba
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Tarapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

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 82% of the 159 hectares of village land is sown, and 130 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, 15 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bela · ■ Shambhuganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**79%

Tap water ****1%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**94%

Use banking services ****24%**

**41%

Television ****7%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****55%**

**36%

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 · ■ Shambhuganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.9%**

**64.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****899**

**884

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****859**

**918

Working population ****28.6%**

**34.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.7% for men and 47.4% for women. 41% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 30 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 18 (4%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 10 (2%) · **■** Marginal 424 (88%)

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 Shambhuganj

- Jogni1,732 people
- Birnaudha1,722 people
- Mohanpur1,688 people
- Pararia1,688 people
- Karanja1,671 people
- Meharpur1,653 people
- Barautha1,649 people
- Goera Sahroi1,631 people

[All 186 villages in Shambhuganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/shambhuganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bela?813221
- How far is Bela from Banka?45 km by road
- What is the population of Bela?1,686 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bela in?Banka district (Shambhuganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bela?55.9% (Census 2011)