# Bela Village, Bankatwa, Purba Champaran (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Bankatwa, Purba Champaran 

# Bela

Bela is a village in Bankatwa sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,747 people in 316 households**, the 16th largest of 20 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 50.6%.

- 1,747people (2011)
- 316households
- 49.1%literacy
- 827females per 1,000 males

## Bela PIN code and other codes

Bela falls in Bankatwa sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatJitpur
- Community development blockBankatwa
- Census village code217768

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?

- Bankatwa (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Motihari (district HQ)32 km by road
- Dhaka (nearest town)20 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?

8 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 · 2 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chakia
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Chakia
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 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 and wheat**. About 95% of the 202 hectares of village land is sown, and 152 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, 0 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bela · ■ Bankatwa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**2%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**36%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****31%**

**38%

Television ****5%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**16%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 · ■ Bankatwa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****49.1%**

**50.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****827**

**916

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****994**

**937

Working population ****48.6%**

**39.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.4% for men and 32.3% for women. 50% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 106 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 64 (8%) · **■** Household industry 52 (6%) · **■** Other work 8 (1%) · **■** Marginal 619 (73%)

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 Bankatwa

- Jagirha Kamraula2,559 people
- Jolahgawan2,473 people
- KudarKat2,178 people
- Dhanukhi2,152 people
- Pipra1,564 people
- Sundarpur1,266 people
- Siripur1,164 people
- Balua Tola Dhanukhi897 people

[All 23 villages in Bankatwa](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/bankatwa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bela from Motihari?32 km by road
- What is the population of Bela?1,747 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bela in?Purba Champaran district (Bankatwa sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bela?49.1% (Census 2011)