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About Halai Village

Halai is a large village in Morwa tehsil, in the district of Samastipur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,139, made up of 1,099 males and 1,040 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 848505, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Halai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Halai village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Samastipur
Tehsil Morwa
Pincode 848505
Area (hectares) 85 hectares
Population 2,139
Male Population 1,099
Female Population 1,040
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Halai compares

By the 2011 count Halai is the 26th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,141 residents. Its 85 hectares work out to about 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Halai

Halai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Halai as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Halai from other places

Halai lies about 22 km from Samastipur, and the nearest railway station is Shahpur Patori, about 9.6 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 Halai
Nearest railway station Shahpur Patori 9.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Morwa 12 km
Nearest town Mahnar Bazar 19 km
District headquarters Samastipur 22 km

Villages closest to Halai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Halai village had a population of 2,139. That makes it the 26th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,141 residents.

Halai village has 1,099 males and 1,040 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Halai has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Halai is 848505. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Halai covers 85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Halai falls under Morwa tehsil of Samastipur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Halai is Shahpur Patori, about 9.6 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 village for Halai.

Halai is about 22 km from Samastipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Halai is in Morwa tehsil of Samastipur district. Shahpur Patori is about 9.6 km away. Morwa is about 12 km away. Mahnar Bazar is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chaklal Sahi (under 2 km), Purkhotimpur Asli (under 2 km) and Purkhotimpur Dakhli (under 2 km).

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

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