Bela village, Shambhuganj block | Pincode 813211

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Bela is a village in Shambhuganj mandal, Banka district, Bihar state, with a population of 1,686 in 322 households. The village has a literacy rate of 45% and PIN code 813211.

Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat

KISALAY KUMAR

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LGD code: 240489
Pincode: 813211
Post office: Shambhuganj
Population: 1,686
Households: 322
Literacy rate: 45%
Sex ratio: 899 ♀/1000♂
Workers: 483
Distance to district centre: 219 km
Distance to mandal centre: 223 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 #42 of 186 villages in Shambhuganj mandal.

Literacy rate

45.0%

−8.2% vs mandal average

Bela: 45.0%
Shambhuganj mandal: 53.2%
Banka district: 47.4%

Sex ratio

♀ per 1000 ♂

899

+15 vs mandal average

Bela: 899
Shambhuganj mandal: 884

Household size

people per home

5.2

−0.1 vs mandal average

Bela: 5.2
Shambhuganj mandal: 5.3

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

Bela at a glance

Bela is a village of 1,686 people in 322 households (Census 2011) in Shambhuganj block, Banka district, Bihar, the 42nd-largest of 186 villages in Shambhuganj block. Literacy is 45%, 8 points below the block average of 53% and the sex ratio is 899 women per 1,000 men. It lies 219 km from the Banka district centre, 0 km from Bela, the nearest town, 2 km from Dharminiya railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 813211, served by Shambhuganj post office; the LGD village code is 240489. The nearest hospital or health centre is SR HOSPITAL, 5 km away. The sarpanch is KISALAY KUMAR, and the village votes in Simri Bakhtiarpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Sanjay Kumar Singh. The population is estimated at 1,988 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Nearby villages compared

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village	Population	Literacy	Distance
Bela · this village	1,686	45%	—
Bela · Supaul	2,487	47%	0 km N
Bela · Aurangabad	3,264	60%	0 km N
Bela · Barun	17	41%	0 km N
Bela · Tribeniganj	1,596	42%	0 km N
Bela · Bihta	2,631	52%	0 km N
Bela · Banke Bazar	1,589	46%	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: 1
Middle school: 1
Secondary school: 0
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: No
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: SULTANGANJ
Distance to nearest town (km): 28
Distance to district HQ (km): 45
Distance to sub-district HQ (km): 16
All-weather road: No
Gram panchayat (2011): BAIDPUR
Total area (ha): 159
Irrigated area (ha): 129.6
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: 240489
Pincode: 813211
Post office: Shambhuganj
Population (Census 2011): 1,686
Population (projected 2026): 1,988
Households: 322
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males): 899
Literacy rate: 45.0%
Coordinates: 26.84323°N, 84.76504°E
Lok Sabha constituency: Khagaria
Vidhan Sabha constituency: Simri Bakhtiarpur
Member of Parliament: Rajesh Verma
Member of Legislative Assembly: Sanjay Kumar Singh
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan: KISALAY KUMAR
Block / Mandal: Shambhuganj

Demographics — Census 2011 + 2026 estimate + NFHS-5

Population, education, health & sanitation

India's last full census was 2011 · 2026 figures are RGI projections · NFHS-5 (2019-21) covers the Banka district level

Then & Now

Bela — Census 2011 to projected 2026

Population · 2011

1,686

Census 2011 baseline

+17.9%

Population · 2026

1,988

RGI / state CAGR projection

Households · 2011

322

Census 2011 baseline

+18.0%

Households · 2026

380

RGI / state CAGR projection

2011 = decadal Census of India. 2026 = forward-projection from state-level CAGR — working estimate, refines when the next Census publishes.

Census 2011

Canonical baseline · last full census · village-level

Population: 1,686Census 2011
Households: 322Census 2011
Literacy rate: 45.0%Census 2011
Sex ratio: 899 ♀/1000♂Census 2011

2026 estimate

Projected from 2011 + state CAGR · live ECI electorate

Est. population: 1,9882026 proj. · +17.9% vs 2011
Est. households: 3802026 projection
Active job cards: 1,87,509MGNREGA · district · Feb 2024-2025
HHs worked (FY): 88,882MGNREGA · district · Feb 2024-2025
State electorate: 7,71,43,046ECI Lok Sabha 2024 final roll

NFHS-5 (2019-21)

National Family Health Survey · district overlay

Sex ratio @ birth: 991NFHS-5 district
Female literacy: 55.7%NFHS-5 district
Electricity: 96.2%NFHS-5 district
Improved sanitation: 38.2%NFHS-5 district
Children vaccinated: 89.5%NFHS-5 district
Anaemia (women): 65.9%NFHS-5 district

Post-2011 updates

Central-government dashboards · sourced from data.gov.in · refreshed when the ministry publishes

Tap water at homedistrict level: 96.4%Jal Jeevan Mission · Dec 2023 · Banka district
Rural houses builtdistrict level: 37,22,797PMAY-G · 37,22,797 of 44,92,010 sanctioned · Mar 2025 · Banka district
Toilets builtdistrict level: 3,93,613Swachh Bharat Mission - Gramin · Dec 2023 · Banka district

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.

Boundary & surroundings

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Getting there

How to reach Bela

Mandal centre

Shambhuganj · ≈ 223 km

≈ 7 h 38 min by car · 9 h 3 min by bike

Directions

District centre

Banka · ≈ 219 km

≈ 7 h 30 min by car · 8 h 54 min by bike

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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.

🕌Baitul Khadijah MasjidMosque1.4 km ↗
🛕shri hanuman mandirTemple4.1 km ↗
🛕arya samajTemple4.2 km ↗
🛕mata anaridevi(iti)Temple4.5 km ↗
🛕shiv mandirTemple4.9 km ↗

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Lead story

September 2026

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Monsoon retreat begins: Flood concerns persist in Bihar amid fresh rain

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Sep

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Bihar Cabinet approves new sugar mill at Warisaliganj

Reported by ChiniMandi.

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Sep

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Bihar Assembly’s 5-day monsoon session begins today; supplementary budget, key bills on agenda

Reported by DD News.

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News from Banka & Bihar

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Monsoon retreat begins: Flood concerns persist in Bihar amid fresh rain
wionews.comyesterday
Bihar Cabinet approves new sugar mill at Warisaliganj
ChiniMandiyesterday
Bihar Assembly’s 5-day monsoon session begins today; supplementary budget, key bills on agenda
DD Newsyesterday
If the Son canal system has more water, why are Bihar’s fields still thirsty?
Counterview2 days ago
Meet the solar didis turning sunlight into a source of livelihood in rural Bihar
YourStory.com3 days ago
Rain deficit notwithstanding, Bihar achieves 99% paddy coverage
The Times of India3 days ago

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Quick answers

People often ask about Bela

What is the pincode of Bela?

The pincode of Bela, Shambhuganj block, Banka district, Bihar is 813211. The post office is Shambhuganj.

Which post office delivers to Bela?

Mail for Bela is delivered through Shambhuganj post office, pincode 813211, in Shambhuganj block, Banka district. Use the full village name and the pincode on envelopes and courier forms.

In which district is Bela located?

Bela is a village in Shambhuganj block of Banka district, Bihar, India.

What is the population of Bela as per Census 2011?

As per the 2011 Census, Bela village has a population of 1,686 across 322 households.

Who is the sarpanch of Bela?

The current sarpanch of Bela gram panchayat is KISALAY KUMAR.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Bela in?

Bela falls under the Khagaria Lok Sabha constituency (PC #25) of Bihar.

Which Vidhan Sabha (assembly) constituency is Bela in?

Bela falls under the Simri Bakhtiarpur assembly constituency (AC #76) of Bihar.

What is the literacy rate in Bela?

The Census 2011 literacy rate for Bela village is 45.0%.

What is the sex ratio in Bela?

The Census 2011 sex ratio for Bela village is 899 females per 1,000 males.

What government schemes are applicable for residents of Bela?

12 schemes currently match residents of Bela, including Mukhyamantri Kanya Utthan Yojana, Mukhya Mantri Vridhjan Pension Yojana, Atal Pension Yojana (APY). Eligibility, benefits, and apply links are listed on the village page.

How far is Bela from Banka district centre?

Bela is approximately 219 km (straight-line) from the centre of Banka district. See "How to reach" on the village page for directions.

What is the LGD code of Bela?

The Local Government Directory (LGD) code of Bela village is 240489.

Which is the nearest town to Bela?

Bela (population 12,203, Census 2011) is the nearest large settlement, about 0 km from Bela in a straight line.

How big is Bela compared to other villages in Shambhuganj block?

Bela ranks 42 of 186 villages in Shambhuganj block by Census 2011 population (1,686 residents).

How far is Bela from Patna?

Bela is about 144 km from Patna in a straight line (the state capital of Bihar); by road expect roughly 187 km.

How far is Bela from Kolkata?

Bela is about 598 km from Kolkata in a straight line; by road expect roughly 777 km.

Which is the nearest railway station to Bela?

Dharminiya is the nearest railway station to Bela, about 2 km away in a straight line (OpenStreetMap). By road expect roughly 3 km.

Which is the nearest hospital or health centre to Bela?

SR HOSPITAL is the nearest hospital or health centre to Bela, about 5 km away in a straight line (OpenStreetMap). By road expect roughly 6 km.

Which is the nearest ATM or bank to Bela?

central bank of india dhanhar dihuli branch is the nearest ATM or bank to Bela, about 4 km away in a straight line (OpenStreetMap). By road expect roughly 5 km.

Which is the nearest petrol pump to Bela?

Indian Oil is the nearest petrol pump to Bela, about 10 km away in a straight line (OpenStreetMap). By road expect roughly 13 km.

Who is the MLA of Bela?

Bela falls under Simri Bakhtiarpur assembly constituency (AC 76). The sitting MLA is Sanjay Kumar Singh (Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas)).

Who is the MP for Bela?

Bela is in Khagaria Lok Sabha constituency. The sitting Member of Parliament is Rajesh Verma (LJP(RV)).

What is the population of Bela in 2026?

Bela is estimated at 1,988 people in 2026, up about 18% from 1,686 in the 2011 Census (projection from the state growth rate; the next Census will replace it).

Which agro-climatic zone is Bela in?

Bihar falls in the Middle Gangetic Plains zone (rice, wheat, maize, sugarcane) of the ICAR classification; Bela in Banka district shares that zone's cropping pattern and rainfall regime.

Who is the sarpanch of Bela?

KISALAY KUMAR is the sarpanch of Bela gram panchayat, Shambhuganj block. See the sarpanch list of Shambhuganj block for every gram panchayat.

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Sources & freshness

Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-10
Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)