# 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 **1,043 people in 154 households**, the 72nd largest of 170 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.9%.

- 1,043people (2011)
- 154households
- 59.3%literacy
- 939females per 1,000 males

## Bela PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatKolauna
- Community development blockGurua
- Census village code255734

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)16 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)18 km by road
- Sherghati (nearest town)17 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Chetaki
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sherghati
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 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 market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells and hand 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 18% of the 87 hectares of village land is sown, and 9 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, 28 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bela · ■ Gurua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****66%**

**81%

Tap water ****4%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****55%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****51%**

**93%

Use banking services ****69%**

**44%

Television ****3%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**31%

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 · ■ Gurua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.3%**

**63.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****939**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1056**

**961

Working population ****42.9%**

**40.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.3% for men and 49.5% for women. 54% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 24 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 92 (21%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 20 (4%) · **■** Marginal 310 (69%)

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

- Nauwa Khap1,051 people
- Majhar1,050 people
- Birahma1,048 people
- Gulni1,048 people
- Sakal Bigha1,024 people
- Dhokra1,019 people
- Parsawan Kalan1,010 people
- Jalpa Chak978 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Bela from Gaya?18 km by road
- What is the population of Bela?1,043 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bela in?Gaya district (Gurua sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bela?59.3% (Census 2011)