Village · Imamganj, Gaya
# Bela

Bela is a village in Imamganj sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 121 people in 22 households, the 167th largest of 184 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.6%.
- 121 people (2011)
- 22 households
- 88.8% literacy
- 984 females per 1,000 males

## Bela PIN code and other codes

Bela falls in Imamganj sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.
- Gram panchayat Jhikatiya Kalan
- Community development block Imamganj
- Census village code 256033

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Bela from nearby towns?
- Imamganj (sub-district HQ) 13 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ) 83 km by road
- Sherghati (nearest town) 36 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Bela?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Bela; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Mandi / regular market In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Imamganj
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Sherghati
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Gaya
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Bela known for?

The main crops are paddy, wheat and pulse. About 58% of the 25 hectares of village land is sown, and 8 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Bela

Of every 100 households in Bela in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bela · ■ Imamganj rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 2%
- Toilet within the home 0% 17%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 82%
- Tap water 0% 3%
- Drinking water within premises 40% 42%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 96%
- Use banking services 55% 34%
- Television 5% 5%
- Mobile phone 20% 45%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 0% 5%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 0% 34%
- Own their home 100% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Bela?

■ Bela · ■ Imamganj rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 88.8% 59.6%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 984 945
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1333 991
- Working population 22.3% 39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.9% for men and 86.5% for women. 39% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 4 (15%) · ■ Farm labourers 20 (74%) · ■ Marginal 3 (11%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Imamganj
- Lautar 161 people
- Danapur 159 people
- Bidia Chak 144 people
- Pinra 125 people
- Bhogtadih 121 people
- Patkhaulia 121 people
- Rausa 120 people
- Biddhi Chak 98 people

All 195 villages in Imamganj

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## Quick answers
- How far is Bela from Gaya? 83 km by road
- What is the population of Bela? 121 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bela in? Gaya district (Imamganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bela? 88.8% (Census 2011)

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