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About Eksala Arazi Village

Eksala Arazi is a mid sized village in Barsoi tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,028, made up of 522 males and 506 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 228 hectares hectares.

Eksala Arazi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Eksala Arazi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Barsoi
Area (hectares) 228 hectares
Population 1,028
Male Population 522
Female Population 506
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Eksala Arazi compares

By the 2011 count Eksala Arazi is the 105th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents. Its 228 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Eksala Arazi

Eksala Arazi is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Eksala Arazi as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Eksala Arazi from other places

Eksala Arazi lies about 38 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Mukuria Junction, about 7.2 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Eksala Arazi
Tehsil headquarters Barsoi 3.9 km
Nearest railway station Mukuria Junction 7.2 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 18 km
District headquarters Katihar 38 km

Villages closest to Eksala Arazi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barsoi tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Eksala Arazi

As per the Census of India 2011, Eksala Arazi village had a population of 1,028. That makes it the 105th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents.

Eksala Arazi village has 522 males and 506 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Eksala Arazi has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 928.

Eksala Arazi covers 228 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Eksala Arazi falls under Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Eksala Arazi is Mukuria Junction, about 7.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Eksala Arazi.

Eksala Arazi is about 38 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Eksala Arazi is in Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district. Barsoi is about 3.9 km away. Mukuria Junction is about 7.2 km away. Rāiganj is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Eksala (under 2 km), Jafarpur (under 2 km) and Jalkhundar (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Eksala Arazi today is likely to be higher.

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