Bela (Kasaragod)

Bela
Village
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Coordinates: 12°34′09″N75°02′37″E / 12.5693°N 75.0436°E / 12.5693; 75.0436
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Kasargod
Taluk	Kasaragod
Government
• Body	Badiyadka Grama Panchayat
Area
• Total	22.79 km2 (8.80 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	11,144
• Density	490/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English [1]
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	671321
Telephone code	04998-
Vehicle registration	KL-14
Nearest city	Kasaragod
Lok Sabha constituency	Kasaragod
Climate	20c to 40c (Köppen)

Bela is a village in Kasaragod taluk of Kasaragod district in Indian state of Kerala. ^{[2] [3]}

Location

Bela is located 13 km north east of Kasaragod town, 13 km south east of Kumbla and 5 km away from Badiyadka via Cherkala-Kalladka road.

Demographics

As of 2011 Census, Bela village had population of 11,144 of which 5,445 are males and 5,699 are females. Bela village has an area of 22.79 km² (8.80 sq mi) with 2,275 families residing in it. The sex ratio of Bela was 1,047 lower than state average of 1,084. The population of children below 6 years was 10.6%. Bela had overall literacy of 87.6% lower than state average of 94%. The male literacy stands at 91.8% and female literacy at 83.6%. ^[4]

Administration

Bela village is a part of Badiyadka Grama Panchayat in Kasaragod Block Panchayat. Bela is politically a part of Kasaragod Assembly constituency under Kasaragod (Lok Sabha constituency). ^[5]

References

1. "The Kerala Official Language (Legislation) Act, 1969" (PDF). Archived from the original on 11 September 2014.
2. "Taluk Offices" . Retrieved 24 August 2021.
3. "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original on 8 December 2008. Retrieved 10 December 2008.
4. Kerala, Directorate of Census Operations. District Census Handbook, Kasaragod (PDF). Thiruvananthapuram: Directorate of Census Operations, Kerala. p. 80,81. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
5. "Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies" (PDF). Kerala. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2009. Retrieved 18 October 2008.