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About Haldi Village

Haldi is a mid sized village in Surajgarha tehsil, in the district of Lakhisarai, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,703, made up of 907 males and 796 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 878 females per 1000 males. The village covers 91.4 hectares hectares.

Haldi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Haldi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Lakhisarai
Tehsil Surajgarha
Area (hectares) 91.4 hectares
Population 1,703
Male Population 907
Female Population 796
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 878
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Haldi compares

By the 2011 count Haldi is the 51st largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,411 residents. Its 91.4 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 887.

Getting to Haldi

Haldi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Haldi as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Haldi from other places

Haldi lies about 17 km from Lakhisarai, and the nearest railway station is Kajra, about 7.8 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 Haldi
Tehsil headquarters Surajgarha 1.9 km
Nearest railway station Kajra 7.8 km
District headquarters Lakhisarai 17 km
Nearest town Luckeesarai 17 km

Villages closest to Haldi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Surajgarha 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 Haldi

As per the Census of India 2011, Haldi village had a population of 1,703. That makes it the 51st largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,411 residents.

Haldi village has 907 males and 796 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Haldi has about 878 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 887.

Haldi covers 91.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Haldi falls under Surajgarha tehsil of Lakhisarai district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Haldi is Kajra, about 7.8 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Haldi.

Haldi is about 17 km from Lakhisarai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Haldi is in Surajgarha tehsil of Lakhisarai district. Surajgarha is about 1.9 km away. Kajra is about 7.8 km away. Lakhisarai is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gopalpur (under 2 km), Salempur (under 2 km) and Katehar (under 2 km).

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

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