# Eksala Village, Barsoi, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Barsoi, Katihar 

# Eksala

Eksala is a village in Barsoi sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,482 people in 529 households**, the 37th largest of 218 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 43.7%.

- 2,482people (2011)
- 529households
- 51.2%literacy
- 908females per 1,000 males

## Eksala PIN code and other codes

Eksala falls in Barsoi sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatEkshalla
- Community development blockBarsoi
- Census village code224990

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

## How far is Eksala from nearby towns?

- Barsoi (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)57 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)57 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 Eksala?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Eksala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Abadpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sultanpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Eksala known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 80% of the 107 hectares of village land is sown, and 26 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 Eksala

Of every 100 households in Eksala in 2011, 2 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Eksala · ■ Barsoi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****62%**

**41%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**98%

Use banking services ****31%**

**15%

Television ****4%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****23%**

**40%

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 Eksala?

■ Eksala · ■ Barsoi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.2%**

**43.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****908**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****990**

**960

Working population ****29.4%**

**32.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.6% for men and 42.8% for women. 51% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 30 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 369 (51%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 77 (11%) · **■** Marginal 252 (35%)

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 Barsoi

- Imadpur2,665 people
- Bazidpur2,639 people
- Manullahpur Kadam Gachhi2,622 people
- Bazidpur2,557 people
- Khijirpur2,453 people
- Jabadpur2,449 people
- Bhawanipur2,428 people
- Basalgaon2,387 people

[All 231 villages in Barsoi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/barsoi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Eksala from Katihar?57 km by road
- What is the population of Eksala?2,482 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Eksala in?Katihar district (Barsoi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Eksala?51.2% (Census 2011)