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

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Village · Barsoi, Katihar 

# Eksala Arazi

Eksala Arazi is a village in Barsoi sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,028 people in 207 households**, the 116th largest of 218 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 34.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 43.7%.

- 1,028people (2011)
- 207households
- 34.1%literacy
- 969females per 1,000 males

## Eksala Arazi PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatEkshalla
- Community development blockBarsoi
- Census village code224991

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

## How far is Eksala Arazi 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 Arazi?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Ekdala Arazi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Katihar
- ○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
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 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 Arazi known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 57% of the 228 hectares of village land is sown, and 110 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 Arazi

Of every 100 households in Eksala Arazi in 2011, 0 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Eksala Arazi · ■ Barsoi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****72%**

**41%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****12%**

**15%

Television ****4%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****55%**

**40%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Arazi?

■ Eksala Arazi · ■ Barsoi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****34.1%**

**43.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****969**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****966**

**960

Working population ****27.4%**

**32.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 36.5% for men and 31.7% for women. 48% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 14 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 115 (41%) · **■** Other work 8 (3%) · **■** Marginal 145 (51%)

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

- Pamra1,072 people
- Kota1,043 people
- Sankola1,034 people
- Bhelator1,033 people
- Chaklamani1,021 people
- Bhag Barsoi997 people
- Manaikhor996 people
- Shamashpur985 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Eksala Arazi from Katihar?57 km by road
- What is the population of Eksala Arazi?1,028 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Eksala Arazi in?Katihar district (Barsoi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Eksala Arazi?34.1% (Census 2011)