# Bela Village, Sohagpur, Shahdol (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Sohagpur, Shahdol 

# Bela

Bela is a village in Sohagpur sub-district of Shahdol district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,166 people in 285 households**, the 105th largest of 295 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.1%.

- 1,166people (2011)
- 285households
- 60.5%literacy
- 947females per 1,000 males

## Bela PIN code and other codes

Bela falls in Sohagpur sub-district, Shahdol district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockPali No.1
- Census village code501387

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?

- Shahdol (sub-district HQ)54 km by road
- Shahdol (district HQ)54 km by road
- Shahdol (nearest town)54 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 · 2 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Chuhiri
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shahdol
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahdol
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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?

About 14% of the 1,953 hectares of village land is sown, and 8 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, 6 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bela · ■ Sohagpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****6%**

**51%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****54%**

**23%

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

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****99%**

**67%

Television ****2%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****12%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****28%**

**32%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 · ■ Sohagpur rural average

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

**62.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****947**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****946**

**965

Working population ****56.9%**

**48.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.6% for men and 50.9% for women. 56% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 9 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (2%) · **■** Other work 6 (1%) · **■** Marginal 636 (96%)

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 Sohagpur

- Lamro1,175 people
- Aitajhar1,172 people
- Kathoutiya1,171 people
- Nipaniya1,170 people
- Bochaki1,153 people
- Bijauri1,142 people
- Samda Tola1,142 people
- Jhagraha1,134 people

[All 302 villages in Sohagpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shahdol/sohagpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bela from Shahdol?54 km by road
- What is the population of Bela?1,166 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bela in?Shahdol district (Sohagpur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bela?60.5% (Census 2011)