Village · Shalai, Sirmaur # Bela Bela is a village in Shalai sub-district of Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 173027. The 2011 Census counted 1,187 people in 158 households, the 13th largest of 28 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.0%. - 1,187 people (2011) - 158 households - 68.6% literacy - 173027 PIN code ## Bela PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Bela is 173027. Bela falls in Shalai sub-district, Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 173027 - Community development block Shillai - Census village code 023452 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Bela from nearby towns? - Shalai (sub-district HQ) 8 km by road - Nahan (district HQ) 125 km by road - Paonta Sahib (nearest town) 78 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## 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 school In village · 2 govt · 1 private - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Dispensary In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Shilai - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Nahan - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Shilai - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water - Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Bela known for? The main crops are wheat, maize and ginger. About 26% of the 584 hectares of village land is sown, and 77 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Bela Of every 100 households in Bela in 2011, 98 had electricity, 68 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Bela · ■ Shalai rural average - Electricity for lighting 98% 86% - Toilet within the home 68% 40% - No toilet (open defecation) 32% 59% - Tap water 99% 74% - Drinking water within premises 14% 20% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 8% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 90% - Use banking services 92% 80% - Television 47% 41% - Mobile phone 78% 77% - Computer with internet 1% 1% - Two-wheeler 0% 2% - Car / jeep / van 0% 4% - None of these assets 15% 17% - Own their home 99% 93% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Bela? ■ Bela · ■ Shalai rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 68.6% 68.0% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 968 902 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1323 957 - Working population 59.2% 58.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.3% for men and 60.4% for women. 63% of men and 55% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 447 (64%) · ■ Farm labourers 3 (0%) · ■ Household industry 2 (0%) · ■ Other work 44 (6%) · ■ Marginal 207 (29%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Shalai - Kuhant 1,555 people - Shiri Kyari 1,454 people - Bandli 1,425 people - Koti Utrou 1,279 people - Chamra Morar 1,094 people - Gawali Pashmi 1,031 people - Bindla Digwa 896 people - Sayasu 816 people All 28 villages in Shalai ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bela? 173027 - How far is Bela from Nahan? 125 km by road - What is the population of Bela? 1,187 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bela in? Sirmaur district (Shalai sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Bela? 68.6% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/sirmaur/shalai/bela/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.