Bela Khara

Bela Khara is a village in Rahi block of Rae Bareli district, Uttar Pradesh, India.[2] It is located 15 km from Rae Bareli, the district headquarters.[3] As of 2011, it has a total population of 5,928 people, in 1,071 households.[2] It has one primary school and no medical facilities and it hosts both a weekly haat and a permanent market.[2] It belongs to the nyaya panchayat of Bela Bhela.[4]

Bela Khara Belā Khāra
Village
Map showing Bela Khara (#486) in Rahi CD block
Bela Khara Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 26.124199°N 81.179552°E / 26.124199; 81.179552[1]
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Raebareli
Area [2]
• Total	8.875 km2 (3.427 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[2]
• Total	5,928
• Density	670/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	UP-33

The 1951 census recorded Bela Khara as comprising 13 hamlets, with a total population of 1,832 people (940 male and 892 female), in 381 households and 342 physical houses.[5] The area of the village was given as 2,363 acres.[5] 65 residents were literate, 60 male and 5 female.[5] The village was listed as belonging to the pargana of Rae Bareli South and the thana of Jagatpur.[5]

The 1961 census recorded Bela Khara as comprising 13 hamlets, with a total population of 2,096 people (1,084 male and 1,012 female), in 424 households and 413 physical houses.[6] The area of the village was given as 2,363 acres and it had a post office at that point.[6]

The 1981 census recorded Bela Khara as having a population of 2,992 people, in 594 households, and having an area of 920.29 hectares.[3] The main staple foods were listed as wheat and rice.[3]

The 1991 census recorded Bela Khara as having a total population of 3,779 people (2,018 male and 1,761 female), in 724 households and 713 physical houses.[4] The area of the village was listed as 920 hectares.[4] Members of the 0-6 age group numbered 757, or 20% of the total; this group was 55% male (419) and 45% female (338).[4] Members of scheduled castes numbered 829, or 22% of the village's total population, while no members of scheduled tribes were recorded.[4] The literacy rate of the village was 21% (655 men and 151 women).[4] 1,145 people were classified as main workers (1,024 men and 121 women), while 164 people were classified as marginal workers (25 men and 139 women); the remaining 2,470 residents were non-workers.[4] The breakdown of main workers by employment category was as follows: 793 cultivators (i.e. people who owned or leased their own land); 208 agricultural labourers (i.e. people who worked someone else's land in return for payment); 10 workers in livestock, forestry, fishing, hunting, plantations, orchards, etc.; 0 in mining and quarrying; 12 household industry workers; 27 workers employed in other manufacturing, processing, service, and repair roles; 2 construction workers; 26 employed in trade and commerce; 14 employed in transport, storage, and communications; and 53 in other services.[4]