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Bela

Dumaria mandal
Pincode 824221
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Bela is a village in Dumaria mandal, Gaya district, Bihar, with a population of 329 across 50 households. The village has a literacy rate of 52% and is identified by PIN code 824221.

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AJAY THAKUR
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LGD code
256153
Pincode
824221
Post office
Dumaria
Population
329
Households
50
Literacy rate
52%
Sex ratio
913 ♀/1000♂
Workers
172
Distance to district centre
184 km
Distance to mandal centre
138 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 #92 of 124 villages in Dumaria mandal.

Literacy rate
%
52.0%
+6.6% vs mandal average
Bela
52.0%
Dumaria mandal
45.4%
Gaya district
52.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
913
−14 vs mandal average
Bela
913
Dumaria mandal
927
Household size
people per home
6.6
+0.6 vs mandal average
Bela
6.6
Dumaria mandal
6.0

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

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Bela at a glance

Bela is a village of 329 people in 50 households (Census 2011) in Dumaria block, Gaya district, Bihar, the 92nd-largest of 124 villages in Dumaria block. Literacy is 52%, 7 points above the block average of 45% and the sex ratio is 913 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 824221, served by Dumaria post office; the LGD village code is 256153. The nearest hospital or health centre is SR HOSPITAL, 5 km away. The sarpanch is AJAY THAKUR, and the village votes in Kalyanpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Maheshwar Hazari. The population is estimated at 388 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Kachar

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Bela · this village32952%
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
0
Middle school
0
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
Yes
Nearest statutory town
SHERGHATI
Distance to nearest town (km)
56
Distance to district HQ (km)
113
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
15
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
Kachar
Total area (ha)
392
Irrigated area (ha)
43
Forest area (ha)
295.15

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

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Key facts — Bela

LGD code
256153
Pincode
824221
Post office
Dumaria
Population (Census 2011)
329
Population (projected 2026)
388
Households
50
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
913
Literacy rate
52.0%
Coordinates
26.84323°N, 84.76504°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Samastipur
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Kalyanpur
Member of Parliament
Shambhavi Choudhary
Member of Legislative Assembly
Maheshwar Hazari
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
AJAY THAKUR
Block / Mandal
Dumaria
Getting there

How to reach Bela

Mandal centre
Dumaria · ≈ 138 km
≈ 4 h 43 min by car · 5 h 36 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
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-16
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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