About Eksala Village

Eksala is a large village in Barsoi tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,482, made up of 1,301 males and 1,181 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 107 hectares hectares.

Eksala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Eksala village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Barsoi
Area (hectares)	107 hectares
Population	2,482
Male Population	1,301
Female Population	1,181
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	908
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 compares

By the 2011 count Eksala is the 35th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents. Its 107 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Eksala

Eksala is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Eksala 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 from other places

Eksala 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
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

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.

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Common questions about Eksala

As per the Census of India 2011, Eksala village had a population of 2,482. That makes it the 35th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents.

Eksala village has 1,301 males and 1,181 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Eksala has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 928.

Eksala covers 107 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Eksala falls under Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Eksala 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.

Eksala 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 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.