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

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Village · Barsoi, Katihar 

# Hala

Hala is a village in Barsoi sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **845 people in 141 households**, the 135th largest of 218 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 43.7%.

- 845people (2011)
- 141households
- 55.3%literacy
- 825females per 1,000 males

## Hala PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatBasalgaon
- Community development blockBarsoi
- Census village code225092

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

## How far is Hala from nearby towns?

- Barsoi (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)77 km by road
- Raiganj (nearest town)11 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 Hala?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Barsoi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Barsoi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ 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 Hala known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 88% of the 80 hectares of village land is sown, and 55 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 Hala

Of every 100 households in Hala in 2011, 1 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Hala · ■ Barsoi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**86%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**41%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****23%**

**15%

Television ****0%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**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 Hala?

■ Hala · ■ Barsoi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.3%**

**43.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****825**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****821**

**960

Working population ****10.3%**

**32.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.3% for men and 47.0% for women. 17% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 36 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 26 (30%) · **■** Other work 2 (2%) · **■** Marginal 23 (26%)

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

- Singhgaon887 people
- Kalbhitha858 people
- Jiagachhi854 people
- Bajuria845 people
- Raghunathpur830 people
- Golhanda823 people
- Chaugachhi817 people
- Sonatola784 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Hala from Katihar?77 km by road
- What is the population of Hala?845 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Hala in?Katihar district (Barsoi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Hala?55.3% (Census 2011)