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Bela

बेला
Sonbarsa mandal
Pincode 843317
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Bela is a village in Sonbarsa mandal, Sitamarhi district, Bihar. It has a population of 5,121 across 1,078 households with a literacy rate of 36.7%.

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LGD code
219085
Pincode
843317
Post office
Bhutahi
Population
5,121
Households
1,078
Literacy rate
36.7%
Sex ratio
944 ♀/1000♂
Workers
1,544
Distance to district centre
146 km
Distance to mandal centre
108 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 #17 of 64 villages in Sonbarsa mandal.

Literacy rate
%
36.7%
−2.9% vs mandal average
Bela
36.7%
Sonbarsa mandal
39.6%
Sitamarhi district
42.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
944
+36 vs mandal average
Bela
944
Sonbarsa mandal
908
Household size
people per home
4.8
+0.1 vs mandal average
Bela
4.8
Sonbarsa mandal
4.7

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

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Bela at a glance

Bela is a village of 5,121 people in 1,078 households (Census 2011) in Sonbarsa block, Sitamarhi district, Bihar, the 17th-largest of 64 villages in Sonbarsa block. Literacy is 37%, 3 points below the block average, and the sex ratio is 944 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 219085. The nearest hospital or health centre is SR HOSPITAL, 5 km away. The sarpanch is nusrat jahan.

Gram panchayat: Ghurghura Hanumannagar

Key facts — Bela

LGD code
219085
Pincode
843317
Post office
Bhutahi
Population (Census 2011)
5,121
Population (projected 2026)
6,038
Households
1,078
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
944
Literacy rate
36.7%
Coordinates
26.84323°N, 84.76504°E
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
nusrat jahan
Block / Mandal
Sonbarsa
Nearest PHC
Itaharwa Katti Health Post (97.0 km)
Getting there

How to reach Bela

Mandal centre
Sonbarsa · ≈ 108 km
≈ 3 h 42 min by car · 4 h 24 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, 2026-05-14
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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