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Bela

Bathnaha mandal
Pincode 843317
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Ganesh Chaturthi

Bela observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Bihar.

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Temples near Bela

  • shri hanuman mandir · 4.1 km
  • arya samaj · 4.2 km
  • mata anaridevi(iti) · 4.5 km

Named places of worship on record

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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot

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Bela is a village in Bathnaha mandal, Sitamarhi district, Bihar, with 5,309 residents across 1,013 households and a literacy rate of 38%.

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
URMILA DEVI
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LGD code
219281
Pincode
843317
Post office
Bhutahi
Population
5,309
Households
1,013
Literacy rate
38%
Sex ratio
913 ♀/1000♂
Workers
1,890
Distance to district centre
146 km
Distance to mandal centre
103 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 #10 of 90 villages in Bathnaha mandal.

Literacy rate
%
38.0%
−2.3% vs mandal average
Bela
38.0%
Bathnaha mandal
40.3%
Sitamarhi district
42.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
913
+16 vs mandal average
Bela
913
Bathnaha mandal
897
Household size
people per home
5.2
+0.6 vs mandal average
Bela
5.2
Bathnaha mandal
4.6

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

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Bela at a glance

Bela is a village of 5,309 people in 1,013 households (Census 2011) in Bathnaha block, Sitamarhi district, Bihar, the 10th-largest of 90 villages in Bathnaha block. Literacy is 38%, 2 points below the block average of 40% and the sex ratio is 913 women per 1,000 men. It lies 146 km from the Sitamarhi district centre, 0 km from Bela, the nearest town, 2 km from Dharminiya railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 843317, served by Bhutahi post office; the LGD village code is 219281. The nearest hospital or health centre is SR HOSPITAL, 5 km away. The sarpanch is URMILA DEVI, and the village votes in Aurai assembly constituency, represented by MLA Rama Nishad. The population is estimated at 6,259 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Bela · this village5,30938%
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
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
Yes
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
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
SITAMARHI
Distance to nearest town (km)
25
Distance to district HQ (km)
25
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
15
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
Bakhari
Total area (ha)
228
Irrigated area (ha)
91.87
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
219281
Pincode
843317
Post office
Bhutahi
Population (Census 2011)
5,309
Population (projected 2026)
6,259
Households
1,013
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
913
Literacy rate
38.0%
Coordinates
26.84323°N, 84.76504°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Muzaffarpur
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Aurai
Member of Parliament
Raj Bhushan Choudhary
Member of Legislative Assembly
Rama Nishad
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
URMILA DEVI
Block / Mandal
Bathnaha
Getting there

How to reach Bela

Mandal centre
Bathnaha · ≈ 103 km
≈ 3 h 32 min by car · 4 h 12 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Sitamarhi · ≈ 146 km
≈ 5 h by car · 5 h 57 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
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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