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About Erki Village

Erki is a mid sized village in Deo tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 796, made up of 410 males and 386 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 145 hectares hectares.

Erki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Erki village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Deo
Area (hectares) 145 hectares
Population 796
Male Population 410
Female Population 386
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Erki compares

By the 2011 count Erki is the 60th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,522 residents. Its 145 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Erki

Erki is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Erki as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Erki from other places

Erki lies about 15 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Baghoi Kusa, about 23 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 Erki
Tehsil headquarters Deo 2.4 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 15 km
Nearest town Aurangābād 15 km
Nearest railway station Baghoi Kusa 23 km

Villages closest to Erki

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

Common questions about Erki

As per the Census of India 2011, Erki village had a population of 796. That makes it the 60th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,522 residents.

Erki village has 410 males and 386 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Erki has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

Erki covers 145 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Erki falls under Deo tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Erki is Baghoi Kusa, about 23 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Erki.

Erki is about 15 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Erki is in Deo tehsil of Aurangabad district. Deo is about 2.4 km away. Aurangabad is about 15 km away. Aurangābād is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bania (under 2 km), Gopalpur (under 2 km) and Anjanian (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Erki today is likely to be higher.

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