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About Halia Village

Halia is a small village in Keskal tehsil, in the district of Bastar, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 327, made up of 152 males and 175 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,151 females per 1000 males. The village covers 436 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494331, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Halia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Halia village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bastar
Tehsil Keskal
Pincode 494331
Area (hectares) 436 hectares
Population 327
Male Population 152
Female Population 175
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,151
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Halia compares

By the 2011 count Halia is the 68th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 810 residents. Its 436 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Halia

Halia is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Halia as Available. 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 Halia from other places

Halia lies about 99 km from Bastar, and the nearest railway station is Antagarh, about 57 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 Halia
Tehsil headquarters Keskal 10 km
Nearest town Kānker 31 km
Nearest railway station Antagarh 57 km
District headquarters Bastar 99 km

Villages closest to Halia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Halia village had a population of 327. That makes it the 68th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 810 residents.

Halia village has 152 males and 175 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Halia has about 1151 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Halia is 494331. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Halia covers 436 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Halia falls under Keskal tehsil of Bastar district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Halia is Antagarh, about 57 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Halia.

Halia is about 99 km from Bastar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Halia is in Keskal tehsil of Bastar district. Keskal is about 10 km away. Kānker is about 31 km away. Antagarh is about 57 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Korgaon (1.9 km), Manjhicherra (2.2 km) and Arandi (2.7 km).

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

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