By population, Bela ranks #49 of 75 villages in Gird mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bela is a village of 494 people in 88 households (Census 2011) in Gird tehsil, Gwalior district, Madhya Pradesh, the 49th-largest of 75 villages in Gird tehsil. Literacy is 44%, 12 points below the tehsil average of 55% and the sex ratio is 783 women per 1,000 men. It lies 28 km from the Gwalior district centre, 23 km from Shekhupur, the nearest town, 4 km from Naogaon railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 474001, served by Collectorate (Gwalior) post office; the LGD village code is 453788. The nearest hospital or health centre is Civil Hospital Hem Singh Ki Pared, 9 km away. The village votes in Bhitarwar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Mohan Singh Rathore. The population is estimated at 582 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bela · this village | 494 | 44% | — |
| Chhonda · Gird | 988 | 35% | 1.1 km SW |
| Naugaon · Gird | 1,909 | 34% | 2.5 km NE |
| Naugaon · Bamor | 1,372 | 64% | 2.5 km NE |
| Santau · Gwalior Gramin | 698 | 54% | 3.1 km SE |
| Kheriya Kachhai · Gwalior Gramin | 419 | 57% | 3.4 km E |
| Kushrajpur · Gwalior Gramin | 527 | 71% | 4.8 km E |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
1 Temple mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Looking for a different Bela? The largest eight this name across India. All villages named Bela →
Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
Place data sourced from © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Verified entries are confirmed by the Gram Panchayat. See something wrong? Suggest an edit.
Dhar princely state order of 1935 declaring Bhojshala a mosque has no legal validity: MP govt in HC (via ThePrint). Read the full story at the source.
978 farm fires in Punjab in a day, season’s highest (via The Times of India). Read the full story at the source.
Madhya Pradesh Emerging as India’s Next Strategic Hub for French Fry Potatoes (via Global Agriculture). Read the full story at the source.
No people on record for this village yet.
Be the first villager to add one.
Claim this village & add the first peopleNo jobs on record for this village yet.
Be the first villager to add one.
Claim this village & add the first jobNo photos on record for this village yet.
Be the first villager to add one.
Claim this village & add the first photoAnswers are auto-built from the village's verified record. If something is wrong, residents can correct it after claiming the village.