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Halalpur is a small village in Amour mandal, Purnia district, Bihar, with a population of 210 across 35 households. The literacy rate is 31%. It is located at coordinates 25.741°N, 88.076°E.
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- LGD code
- 223736
- Pincode
- 854315
- Post office
- Baisi
- Population
- 210
- Households
- 35
- Literacy rate
- 31%
- Sex ratio
- 875 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 101
- Distance to district centre
- 135 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 91 km
- Distance to Patna
- 295 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 354 km
- Nearest railway station
- Jhitkia · 13 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- IPP Hospital · 14 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Halalpur compares
By population, Halalpur ranks #141 of 163 villages in Amour mandal.
Literacy rate
%
31.0%
−4.3% vs mandal average
- Halalpur
- 31.0%
- Amour mandal
- 35.3%
- Purnia district
- 40.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
875
−42 vs mandal average
- Halalpur
- 875
- Amour mandal
- 917
Household size
people per home
6.0
+1.1 vs mandal average
- Halalpur
- 6.0
- Amour mandal
- 4.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Halalpur at a glance
Halalpur is a village of 210 people in 35 households (Census 2011) in Amour block, Purnia district, Bihar, the 141st-largest of 163 villages in Amour block. Literacy is 31%, 4 points below the block average of 35% and the sex ratio is 875 women per 1,000 men. It lies 135 km from the Purnia district centre, 5 km from Raghopur, the nearest town, 13 km from Jhitkia railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 854315, served by Baisi post office; the LGD village code is 223736. The nearest hospital or health centre is IPP Hospital, 14 km away. The village votes in Dhamdaha assembly constituency, represented by MLA Leshi Singh. The population is estimated at 2,907 in 2026, up 1284% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Halalpur
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 10
- Power hours (winter)
- 4
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- PURNIA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 48
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 48
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 3
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Amour
- Total area (ha)
- 23
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 9.8
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Halalpur
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Halalpur
- LGD code
- 223736
- Pincode
- 854315
- Post office
- Baisi
- Population (Census 2011)
- 210
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,907
- Households
- 35
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 875
- Literacy rate
- 31.0%
- Coordinates
- 25.74137°N, 88.07577°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Purnia
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Dhamdaha
- Member of Parliament
- Pappu Yadav
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Leshi Singh
- Block / Mandal
- Amour
Getting there
How to reach Halalpur
Distance to cities · straight line
- Patna295 kmcapital
- Kolkata354 km
- Delhi1121 km
- Hyderabad1358 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationJhitkia13 km
- Bus stopBotolbari6 km
- Hospital / PHCIPP Hospital14 km
- ATM / banksbi13 km
- Petrol pumpReliance18 km
- CollegeTarangapur Nanda Kumar High School27 km
- Police stationRailway Police Force RPF41 km
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-10
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
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