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

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Village · Gurua, Gaya 

# Bela

Bela is a village in Gurua sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **374 people in 56 households**, the 146th largest of 170 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.9%.

- 374people (2011)
- 56households
- 53.6%literacy
- 807females per 1,000 males

## Bela PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatDubba
- Community development blockGurua
- Census village code255682

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?

- Gurua (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)50 km by road
- Sherghati (nearest town)15 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?

3 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sherghati
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sherghati
- ○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 bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 5 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 83% of the 48 hectares of village land is sown, and 30 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, 98 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 98 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bela · ■ Gurua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****88%**

**44%

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

**2%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****100%**

**44%

Television ****7%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****98%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****0%**

**31%

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 · ■ Gurua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.6%**

**63.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****807**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1037**

**961

Working population ****53.7%**

**40.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.7% for men and 36.7% for women. 48% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 15 (7%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 183 (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 Gurua

- Akori Khap452 people
- Lakrahi430 people
- Kasla407 people
- Salempur376 people
- Hasanpur364 people
- Sonbarsa362 people
- Loki Khap341 people
- Phulsathar308 people

[All 182 villages in Gurua](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/gurua/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bela from Gaya?50 km by road
- What is the population of Bela?374 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bela in?Gaya district (Gurua sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bela?53.6% (Census 2011)