About Eidgah Village

Eidgah is a large village in Forbesganj tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,902, made up of 1,461 males and 1,441 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 223 hectares hectares.

Eidgah Overview

Census 2011 figures for Eidgah village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Araria
Tehsil	Forbesganj
Area (hectares)	223 hectares
Population	2,902
Male Population	1,461
Female Population	1,441
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	986
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Eidgah compares

By the 2011 count Eidgah is the 42nd largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,626 residents. Its 223 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Eidgah

Eidgah is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Eidgah as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Eidgah from other places

Eidgah lies about 26 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Gogipothia Halt, about 3.2 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Eidgah
Nearest railway station	Gogipothia Halt	3.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Forbesganj	6.6 km
District headquarters	Araria	26 km

Villages closest to Eidgah

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Forbesganj tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Eidgah

As per the Census of India 2011, Eidgah village had a population of 2,902. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,626 residents.

Eidgah village has 1,461 males and 1,441 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Eidgah has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 921.

Eidgah covers 223 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Eidgah falls under Forbesganj tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Eidgah is Gogipothia Halt, about 3.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Eidgah.

Eidgah is about 26 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Eidgah is in Forbesganj tehsil of Araria district. Gogipothia Halt is about 3.2 km away. Forbesganj is about 6.6 km away. Araria is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.