# Bela Village, Narkatia, Purba Champaran (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/narkatia/bela/ Village · Narkatia, Purba Champaran # Bela Bela is a village in Narkatia sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,144 people in 610 households**, the 19th largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.2%. - 3,144people (2011) - 610households - 61.9%literacy - 878females per 1,000 males ## Bela PIN code and other codes Bela falls in Narkatia sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatKhairwa - Community development blockNarkatia - Census village code217734 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? - Narkatia (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Motihari (district HQ)25 km by road - Motihari (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? 14 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 - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Choradano - ○Degree college10+ km · Motihari - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river 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 84% of the 300 hectares of village land is sown, and 180 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, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Bela · ■ Narkatia rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **2% Toilet within the home ****1%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****99%** **88% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****5%** **37% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **97% Use banking services ****22%** **30% Television ****1%** **7% Mobile phone ****70%** **57% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****4%** **19% 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 · ■ Narkatia rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****61.9%** **57.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****878** **905 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****858** **919 Working population ****29.2%** **34.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 74.6% for men and 47.6% for women. 45% of men and 11% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 138 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 498 (54%) · **■** Other work 30 (3%) · **■** Marginal 253 (28%) 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 Narkatia - Mahuawa3,825 people - Rampur3,479 people - Juafar3,294 people - Baikunthwa3,262 people - Siswaniya2,890 people - Masahi2,764 people - Pakariya2,643 people - Siripur2,612 people [All 54 villages in Narkatia](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/narkatia/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Bela from Motihari?25 km by road - What is the population of Bela?3,144 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bela in?Purba Champaran district (Narkatia sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Bela?61.9% (Census 2011)