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About Halsat Village

Halsat is a small village in Dubrajpur tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 374, made up of 189 males and 185 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 118.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Halsat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Halsat village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Dubrajpur
Pincode 731123
Area (hectares) 118.22 hectares
Population 374
Male Population 189
Female Population 185
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Halsat compares

By the 2011 count Halsat is the 150th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 954 residents. Its 118.22 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Halsat

Halsat is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Halsat 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Halsat from other places

Halsat lies about 64 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Dubrajpur, about 3.9 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 Halsat
Nearest railway station Dubrajpur 3.9 km
Nearest town Dubrājpur 4.2 km
District headquarters Birbhum 64 km

Villages closest to Halsat

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Halsat village had a population of 374. That makes it the 150th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 954 residents.

Halsat village has 189 males and 185 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Halsat has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Halsat is 731123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Halsat covers 118.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Halsat falls under Dubrajpur tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Halsat is Dubrajpur, about 3.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Halsat.

Halsat is about 64 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Halsat is in Dubrajpur tehsil of Birbhum district. Dubrajpur is about 3.9 km away. Dubrājpur is about 4.2 km away. Birbhum is about 64 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Patalapur (under 2 km), Bhadurpur (1.6 km) and Baljuri (1.6 km).

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

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