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

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Village · Punpun, Patna 

# Bela

Bela is a village in Punpun sub-district of Patna district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **606 people in 111 households**, the 58th largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.5%.

- 606people (2011)
- 111households
- 81.6%literacy
- 942females per 1,000 males

## Bela PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatBarah
- Community development blockPunpun
- Census village code246128

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?

- Punpun (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Patna (district HQ)26 km by road
- Patna (nearest town)26 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

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Makdum Pur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Patna
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Danapur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 9 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 91% of the 74 hectares of village land is sown, and 41 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, 3 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 10 a car.

■ Bela · ■ Punpun rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**80%

Tap water ****4%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****66%**

**40%

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

**4%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****84%**

**46%

Television ****34%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****10%**

**2%

None of these assets ****26%**

**35%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 · ■ Punpun rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.6%**

**62.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****942**

**921

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****783**

**955

Working population ****32.0%**

**38.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.1% for men and 72.9% for women. 49% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 75 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 92 (47%) · **■** Other work 27 (14%)

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 Punpun

- Sahebnagar664 people
- Sabalpur659 people
- Mir Haji Chak647 people
- Jol Bigha622 people
- Chande Dih594 people
- Purainian589 people
- Khairi587 people
- Sikandarpur542 people

[All 85 villages in Punpun](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/punpun/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bela from Patna?26 km by road
- What is the population of Bela?606 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bela in?Patna district (Punpun sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bela?81.6% (Census 2011)