# Halhalia Village, Forbesganj, Araria (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Forbesganj, Araria 

# Halhalia

Halhalia is a village in Forbesganj sub-district of Araria district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,524 people in 570 households**, the 49th largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.6%.

- 2,524people (2011)
- 570households
- 68.8%literacy
- 859females per 1,000 males

## Halhalia PIN code and other codes

Halhalia falls in Forbesganj sub-district, Araria district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatHalhalia
- Community development blockForbesganj
- Census village code221578

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Halhalia from nearby towns?

- Forbesganj (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Araria (district HQ)23 km by road
- Farbisganj (nearest town)22 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Halhalia?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Halhalia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Farbisganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Farbisganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Farbisganj
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 7 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Halhalia known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 96% of the 216 hectares of village land is sown, and 61 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Halhalia

Of every 100 households in Halhalia in 2011, 0 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Halhalia · ■ Forbesganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**91%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****59%**

**67%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**97%

Use banking services ****16%**

**20%

Television ****10%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**35%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Halhalia?

■ Halhalia · ■ Forbesganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.8%**

**52.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****859**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****956**

**955

Working population ****45.5%**

**39.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.7% for men and 57.0% for women. 50% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 138 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 725 (63%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 28 (2%) · **■** Marginal 256 (22%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Forbesganj

- Samaul2,711 people
- Gurmahi2,690 people
- Madhura2,565 people
- Bathnaha2,525 people
- Deopura2,376 people
- Mahachanda2,218 people
- Gogi2,180 people
- Gadaha2,174 people

[All 108 villages in Forbesganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/forbesganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Halhalia from Araria?23 km by road
- What is the population of Halhalia?2,524 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Halhalia in?Araria district (Forbesganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Halhalia?68.8% (Census 2011)