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About Ekchari Village

Ekchari is one of the larger villages in Colgong tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,945, made up of 4,757 males and 4,188 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 880 females per 1000 males. The village covers 541 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ekchari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ekchari village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Colgong
Pincode 813203
Area (hectares) 541 hectares
Population 8,945
Male Population 4,757
Female Population 4,188
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 880
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ekchari compares

By the 2011 count Ekchari is the 8th 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 541 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 869.

Getting to Ekchari

Ekchari 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 Ekchari as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ekchari from other places

Ekchari lies about 25 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Ekchari, about 2.3 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 Ekchari
Nearest railway station Ekchari 2.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Colgong 6.2 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 25 km

Villages closest to Ekchari

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.

Common questions about Ekchari

As per the Census of India 2011, Ekchari village had a population of 8,945. That makes it the 8th 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.

Ekchari village has 4,757 males and 4,188 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ekchari has about 880 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 869.

The pincode recorded for Ekchari is 813203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ekchari covers 541 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ekchari falls under Colgong tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ekchari is Ekchari, about 2.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Ekchari.

Ekchari is about 25 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ekchari is in Colgong tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Ekchari is about 2.3 km away. Colgong is about 6.2 km away. Bhagalpur is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bholsar (under 2 km), Rasulpur (under 2 km) and Jahanpur (under 2 km).

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

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