# Bela Village, Powayan, Shahjahanpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Powayan, Shahjahanpur 

# Bela

Bela is a village in Powayan sub-district of Shahjahanpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,604 people in 362 households**, the 102nd largest of 671 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.1%.

- 1,604people (2011)
- 362households
- 68.2%literacy
- 880females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bela

Of every 100 households in Bela in 2011, 16 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bela · ■ Powayan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****16%**

**13%

Toilet within the home ****35%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****65%**

**69%

Tap water ****4%**

**30%

Drinking water within premises ****83%**

**68%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**90%

Use banking services ****72%**

**77%

Television ****19%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****19%**

**14%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 · ■ Powayan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.2%**

**63.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****880**

**887

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****932**

**916

Working population ****28.9%**

**29.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.3% for men and 61.1% for women. 48% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 104 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 34 (7%) · **■** Household industry 9 (2%) · **■** Other work 36 (8%) · **■** Marginal 280 (60%)

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 Powayan

- Gudhani1,629 people
- Miyanpur J. Bilandpur1,625 people
- Gahira1,618 people
- Singhapur Kursanda1,612 people
- Udra Tikri1,596 people
- Mahuwa Pimairi1,594 people
- Sisaiya1,584 people
- Sisora Sisori1,575 people

[All 715 villages in Powayan](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/shahjahanpur/powayan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bela?1,604 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bela in?Shahjahanpur district (Powayan sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bela?68.2% (Census 2011)