# Bela Village, Arrah, Bhojpur (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhojpur/arrah/bela/ Village · Arrah, Bhojpur # Bela Bela is a village in Arrah sub-district of Bhojpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,519 people in 410 households**, the 30th largest of 90 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.9%. - 2,519people (2011) - 410households - 69.2%literacy - 856females per 1,000 males ## Bela PIN code and other codes Bela falls in Arrah sub-district, Bhojpur district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatBasantpur - Community development blockArrah - Census village code246728 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? - Arrah (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Arrah (district HQ)16 km by road - Arrah (nearest town)16 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? 10 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 - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Shahpur - ○Degree college10+ km · Arrah - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Arrah - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 h winter 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 7% of the 166 hectares of village land is sown, and 10 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, 1 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Bela · ■ Arrah rural average Electricity for lighting ****1%** **6% Toilet within the home ****24%** **24% No toilet (open defecation) ****76%** **75% Tap water ****1%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****74%** **76% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **91% Use banking services ****43%** **61% Television ****13%** **20% Mobile phone ****41%** **57% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****40%** **21% Own their home ****100%** **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 · ■ Arrah rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.2%** **69.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****856** **890 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****904** **900 Working population ****26.6%** **27.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.2% for men and 53.8% for women. 46% of men and 3% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 171 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 60 (9%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 5 (1%) · **■** Marginal 432 (64%) 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 Arrah - Sonadia2,743 people - Sobhi Dumra2,742 people - Agarsanda2,659 people - Amarpur Marwatia2,565 people - Piprahiya2,465 people - Balua2,457 people - Pipra2,392 people - Dariapur2,268 people [All 115 villages in Arrah](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhojpur/arrah/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Bela from Arrah?16 km by road - What is the population of Bela?2,519 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bela in?Bhojpur district (Arrah sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Bela?69.2% (Census 2011)