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About Halna Village

Halna is a small village in Bithan tehsil, in the district of Samastipur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 457, made up of 255 males and 202 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 792 females per 1000 males. The village covers 79.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 848207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Halna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Halna village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Samastipur
Tehsil Bithan
Pincode 848207
Area (hectares) 79.3 hectares
Population 457
Male Population 255
Female Population 202
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 792
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Halna compares

By the 2011 count Halna is the 47th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,929 residents. Its 79.3 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Halna

Halna is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Halna as Available within 10+ 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 Halna from other places

Halna lies about 54 km from Samastipur. 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 Halna
Tehsil headquarters Bithan 1.5 km
Nearest town Bakhri 9.5 km
District headquarters Samastipur 54 km

Villages closest to Halna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Halna village had a population of 457. That makes it the 47th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,929 residents.

Halna village has 255 males and 202 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Halna has about 792 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Halna is 848207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Halna covers 79.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Halna falls under Bithan tehsil of Samastipur district in Bihar.

The census record for Halna notes the nearest railway station 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 <5 km distance for Halna.

Halna is about 54 km from Samastipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Halna is in Bithan tehsil of Samastipur district. Bithan is about 1.5 km away. Bakhri is about 9.5 km away. Samastipur is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kua (under 2 km), Bithan (1.5 km) and Chanauli (2.1 km).

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

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