# Bela Village, Paliganj, Patna (Bihar) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Paliganj, Patna 

# Bela

Bela is a village in Paliganj sub-district of Patna district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,743 people in 420 households**, the 25th largest of 113 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.1%.

- 2,743people (2011)
- 420households
- 60.5%literacy
- 999females per 1,000 males

## Bela PIN code and other codes

Bela falls in Paliganj sub-district, Patna district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatChikasi
- Community development blockPaliganj
- Census village code245793

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?

- Paliganj (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Patna (district HQ)58 km by road
- Jehanabad (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?

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
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kinghar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jahanabad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Patna
- ○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) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- 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 94% of the 221 hectares of village land is sown, and 151 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, 10 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Bela · ■ Paliganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**72%

Tap water ****5%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****73%**

**66%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**92%

Use banking services ****65%**

**52%

Television ****8%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****31%**

**25%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 · ■ Paliganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.5%**

**65.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****999**

**946

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1204**

**943

Working population ****39.6%**

**35.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.9% for men and 47.7% for women. 49% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 330 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 457 (42%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 45 (4%) · **■** Marginal 251 (23%)

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 Paliganj

- Murka3,143 people
- Belaunra3,078 people
- Mangila3,037 people
- Harpur Ankuri2,810 people
- Dhokahra2,526 people
- Karauti2,483 people
- Patringa2,483 people
- Sarsi2,471 people

[All 117 villages in Paliganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/paliganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bela from Patna?58 km by road
- What is the population of Bela?2,743 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bela in?Patna district (Paliganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bela?60.5% (Census 2011)