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About Hala Village

Hala is a mid sized village in Barsoi tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 845, made up of 463 males and 382 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 825 females per 1000 males. The village covers 80 hectares hectares.

Hala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hala village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Barsoi
Area (hectares) 80 hectares
Population 845
Male Population 463
Female Population 382
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 825
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Hala compares

By the 2011 count Hala is the 122nd largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents. Its 80 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Hala

Hala is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Hala 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hala from other places

Hala lies about 40 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Dhachna, about 6.1 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 Hala
Tehsil headquarters Barsoi 4.3 km
Nearest railway station Dhachna 6.1 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 16 km
District headquarters Katihar 40 km

Villages closest to Hala

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 Hala

As per the Census of India 2011, Hala village had a population of 845. That makes it the 122nd largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents.

Hala village has 463 males and 382 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hala has about 825 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 928.

Hala covers 80 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Hala falls under Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Hala is Dhachna, about 6.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Hala.

Hala is about 40 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hala is in Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district. Barsoi is about 4.3 km away. Dhachna is about 6.1 km away. Rāiganj is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barihala (under 2 km), Tiarpara (under 2 km) and Gobindpur (under 2 km).

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

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