About Erka Village

Erka is a large village in Kutumba tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,082, made up of 1,092 males and 990 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 183 hectares hectares.

Erka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Erka village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Aurangabad
Tehsil	Kutumba
Area (hectares)	183 hectares
Population	2,082
Male Population	1,092
Female Population	990
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	907
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Erka compares

By the 2011 count Erka is the 24th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,053 residents. Its 183 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Erka

Erka is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Erka as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Erka from other places

Erka lies about 19 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Barkisalaiya, about 18 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 Erka
Tehsil headquarters	Kutumba	5.0 km
Nearest town	Nabīnagar	15 km
Nearest railway station	Barkisalaiya	18 km
District headquarters	Aurangabad	19 km

Villages closest to Erka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Erka village had a population of 2,082. That makes it the 24th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,053 residents.

Erka village has 1,092 males and 990 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Erka has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 942.

Erka covers 183 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Erka falls under Kutumba tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Erka is Barkisalaiya, about 18 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 5 - 10 km distance for Erka.

Erka is about 19 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Erka is in Kutumba tehsil of Aurangabad district. Kutumba is about 5.0 km away. Nabīnagar is about 15 km away. Barkisalaiya is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.