# Bela Village, Khaira, Jamui (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Khaira, Jamui 

# Bela

Bela is a village in Khaira sub-district of Jamui district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,123 people in 657 households**, the 16th largest of 89 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.2%.

- 4,123people (2011)
- 657households
- 66.7%literacy
- 879females per 1,000 males

## Bela PIN code and other codes

Bela falls in Khaira sub-district, Jamui district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBela
- Community development blockKhaira
- Census village code259148

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?

- Khaira (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Jamui (district HQ)16 km by road
- Jamui (nearest town)16 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●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 · Jamui
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jhajha
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 3 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 53% of the 425 hectares of village land is sown, and 178 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, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bela · ■ Khaira rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**88%

Tap water ****3%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**21%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****52%**

**41%

Television ****4%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**6%

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

**2%

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

**33%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 · ■ Khaira rural average

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

**61.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****879**

**914

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****929**

**953

Working population ****45.9%**

**39.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.5% for men and 55.5% for women. 49% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 200 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,610 (85%) · **■** Household industry 21 (1%) · **■** Other work 15 (1%) · **■** Marginal 46 (2%)

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 Khaira

- Harkhar4,822 people
- Chuan4,657 people
- Mainijor4,308 people
- Sokho4,197 people
- Dumarkola3,775 people
- Bhaunr3,738 people
- Gopalpur3,651 people
- Ghanberia3,625 people

[All 96 villages in Khaira](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/jamui/khaira/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bela from Jamui?16 km by road
- What is the population of Bela?4,123 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bela in?Jamui district (Khaira sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bela?66.7% (Census 2011)