About Ekdara Village

Ekdara is one of the larger villages in Colgong tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,415, made up of 3,394 males and 3,021 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 214 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ekdara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ekdara village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Bhagalpur
Tehsil	Colgong
Pincode	813222
Area (hectares)	214 hectares
Population	6,415
Male Population	3,394
Female Population	3,021
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	890
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ekdara compares

By the 2011 count Ekdara is the 10th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,374 residents. Its 214 hectares work out to about 30 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 869.

Getting to Ekdara

Ekdara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ekdara as Available within 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 Ekdara from other places

Ekdara lies about 36 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Bikramshila, about 4.0 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 Ekdara
Nearest railway station	Bikramshila	4.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Colgong	12 km
District headquarters	Bhagalpur	36 km

Villages closest to Ekdara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ekdara village had a population of 6,415. That makes it the 10th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,374 residents.

Ekdara village has 3,394 males and 3,021 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ekdara has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 869.

The pincode recorded for Ekdara is 813222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ekdara covers 214 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 30 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ekdara falls under Colgong tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ekdara is Bikramshila, about 4.0 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 village for Ekdara.

Ekdara is about 36 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ekdara is in Colgong tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Bikramshila is about 4.0 km away. Colgong is about 12 km away. Bhagalpur is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.