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

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Village · Muhra, Gaya 

# Bela

Bela is a village in Muhra sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,895 people in 319 households**, the 14th largest of 49 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.2%.

- 1,895people (2011)
- 319households
- 64.9%literacy
- 956females per 1,000 males

## Bela PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatGehlaur
- Community development blockMuhra
- Census village code255121

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?

- Muhra (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)25 km by road
- Gaya (nearest town)25 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

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Atri
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gaya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre5–10 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) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 53% of the 237 hectares of village land is sown, and 100 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, 25 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Bela · ■ Muhra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****25%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**86%

Tap water ****4%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**29%

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

**1%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****42%**

**35%

Television ****28%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****41%**

**39%

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 · ■ Muhra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.9%**

**60.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****956**

**946

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****915**

**957

Working population ****36.7%**

**41.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.0% for men and 57.5% for women. 48% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 119 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 257 (37%) · **■** Household industry 151 (22%) · **■** Other work 124 (18%) · **■** Marginal 45 (6%)

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 Muhra

- Bikaipur2,758 people
- Kharaua1,999 people
- Gehlaur1,986 people
- Aer1,945 people
- Raj Bigha1,812 people
- Naudiha1,762 people
- Sirabilaru1,717 people
- Chandpura1,685 people

[All 54 villages in Muhra](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/muhra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bela from Gaya?25 km by road
- What is the population of Bela?1,895 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bela in?Gaya district (Muhra sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bela?64.9% (Census 2011)