# Bela Village, Guraru, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Guraru, Gaya 

# Bela

Bela is a village in Guraru sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,055 people in 173 households**, the 44th largest of 74 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.8%.

- 1,055people (2011)
- 173households
- 66.7%literacy
- 987females per 1,000 males

## Bela PIN code and other codes

Bela falls in Guraru sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMalpa
- Community development blockGuraru
- Census village code255509

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?

- Guraru (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)34 km by road
- Gaya (nearest town)34 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?

5 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Jamalpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gaya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 6 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 61% of the 156 hectares of village land is sown, and 40 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, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bela · ■ Guraru rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**86%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****44%**

**51%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**93%

Use banking services ****21%**

**49%

Television ****2%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**28%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 · ■ Guraru rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.7%**

**64.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****987**

**921

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1026**

**946

Working population ****44.7%**

**40.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.4% for men and 59.9% for women. 47% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 10 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 14 (3%) · **■** Household industry 11 (2%) · **■** Other work 9 (2%) · **■** Marginal 428 (91%)

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 Guraru

- Mohammadpur1,150 people
- Banaul1,101 people
- Amwan1,060 people
- Bagdiha1,058 people
- Bhimpur1,043 people
- Kerki1,042 people
- Gangati1,010 people
- Tineri958 people

[All 80 villages in Guraru](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/guraru/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bela from Gaya?34 km by road
- What is the population of Bela?1,055 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bela in?Gaya district (Guraru sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bela?66.7% (Census 2011)