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Bela

बेला
Muhra mandal
Pincode 824231
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Bela is a village in Muhra mandal, Gaya district, Bihar, with a population of 1,895 across 319 households. The village has a literacy rate of 51.8% and PIN code 824231.

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LGD code
255121
Pincode
824231
Post office
Bodhgaya
Population
1,895
Households
319
Literacy rate
51.8%
Sex ratio
956 ♀/1000♂
Workers
696
Distance to district centre
184 km
Distance to mandal centre
113 km
Distance to Patna
144 km
Distance to Kolkata
598 km
Nearest railway station
Dharminiya · 2 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
SR HOSPITAL · 5 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Bela compares

By population, Bela ranks #14 of 54 villages in Muhra mandal.

Literacy rate
%
51.8%
+2.8% vs mandal average
Bela
51.8%
Muhra mandal
49.0%
Gaya district
52.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
956
+10 vs mandal average
Bela
956
Muhra mandal
946
Household size
people per home
5.9
−0.7 vs mandal average
Bela
5.9
Muhra mandal
6.6

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Bela at a glance

Bela is a village of 1,895 people in 319 households (Census 2011) in Muhra block, Gaya district, Bihar, the 14th-largest of 54 villages in Muhra block. Literacy is 52%, 3 points above the block average of 49% and the sex ratio is 956 women per 1,000 men. It lies 184 km from the Gaya district centre, 0 km from Bela, the nearest town, 2 km from Dharminiya railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 824231, served by Bodhgaya post office; the LGD village code is 255121. The nearest hospital or health centre is SR HOSPITAL, 5 km away. The village votes in Kurhani assembly constituency, represented by MLA Kedar Prasad Gupta. The population is estimated at 2,234 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Gehlor

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Bela · this village1,89552%
Bela · Supaul2,48747%0 km N
Bela · Aurangabad3,26460%0 km N
Bela · Barun1741%0 km N
Bela · Tribeniganj1,59642%0 km N
Bela · Bihta2,63152%0 km N
Bela · Banke Bazar1,58946%0 km N

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Bela

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
No
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
0
Power hours (winter)
0
Primary school
2
Middle school
1
Secondary school
1
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
Yes
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
No
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
GAYA
Distance to nearest town (km)
25
Distance to district HQ (km)
25
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
18
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
Gehlaur
Total area (ha)
237
Irrigated area (ha)
100
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Bela

LGD code
255121
Pincode
824231
Post office
Bodhgaya
Population (Census 2011)
1,895
Population (projected 2026)
2,234
Households
319
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
956
Literacy rate
51.8%
Coordinates
26.84323°N, 84.76504°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Muzaffarpur
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Kurhani
Member of Parliament
Raj Bhushan Choudhary
Member of Legislative Assembly
Kedar Prasad Gupta
Block / Mandal
Muhra
Getting there

How to reach Bela

Mandal centre
Muhra · ≈ 113 km
≈ 3 h 51 min by car · 4 h 35 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Gaya · ≈ 184 km
≈ 6 h 17 min by car · 7 h 28 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 12,203 people
Bela · ≈ under 1 km
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Patna144 kmcapital
  • Kolkata598 km
  • Delhi769 km
  • Hyderabad1234 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationDharminiya2 km
  • Hospital / PHCSR HOSPITAL5 km
  • ATM / bankcentral bank of india dhanhar dihuli branch4 km
  • Petrol pumpIndian Oil10 km
  • CollegeMahatma Gandhi Central University29 km
  • Police stationPolice checkpost4 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Bela

1 Mosque, 4 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.

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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-09
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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