About Ikra Village

Ikra is a large village in Raniganj tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,812, made up of 1,464 males and 1,348 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 133 hectares hectares.

Ikra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ikra village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Araria
Tehsil	Raniganj
Area (hectares)	133 hectares
Population	2,812
Male Population	1,464
Female Population	1,348
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	921
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ikra compares

By the 2011 count Ikra is the 51st largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 4,660 residents. Its 133 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Ikra

Ikra is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Ikra as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ikra from other places

Ikra lies about 20 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Kusiargaon, about 9.9 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 Ikra
Nearest railway station	Kusiargaon	9.9 km
Nearest town	Kasba	20 km
Tehsil headquarters	Raniganj	20 km
District headquarters	Araria	20 km

Villages closest to Ikra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Raniganj 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 Ikra

As per the Census of India 2011, Ikra village had a population of 2,812. That makes it the 51st largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,660 residents.

Ikra village has 1,464 males and 1,348 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ikra has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 937.

Ikra covers 133 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ikra falls under Raniganj tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ikra is Kusiargaon, about 9.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Ikra.

Ikra is about 20 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ikra is in Raniganj tehsil of Araria district. Kusiargaon is about 9.9 km away. Kasba is about 20 km away. Raniganj is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.