Belaਬੇਲਾ

Where is Bela?

Bela is a village of Chamkaur Sahib tehsil in Rupnagar district, Punjab, in the Puadh region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Chamkaur Sahib, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Chamkaur Sahib community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038791, and it covers 348 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,087 people in Bela: 1,086 men and 1,001 women, living in 408 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 348 hectares, the population density works out to about 600 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 922 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 199, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 611 people, about 29 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 85.33 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 89.16 per cent and women at 81.28 per cent. The census recorded 679 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 651 main workers, the largest group, 513, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 99 cultivators on their own land and 23 agricultural labourers. A further 28 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bela's land. Of the village's 348 hectares, 271 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. About 72 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 4 hours a day. With 102 cultivators and 24 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. Education in the village runs through one government primary school and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had its own post office. It also had mobile phone coverage and an internet common service centre. Banking was available in the village itself, with a cooperative bank branch and an ATM. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Bela is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Chamkaur Sahib, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Chamkaur Sahib, the tehsil headquarters, and Rupnagar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Muzafat, Balrampur, Ferozepur and Jasran.

What is the population of Bela?

The population of Bela was 2,087 at the 2011 census, living in 408 households in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Bela have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Bela has government schools from primary to middle school level, an anganwadi centre and a post office.