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About Ekwari Village

Ekwari is one of the larger villages in Sahar tehsil, in the district of Bhojpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 11,561, made up of 5,976 males and 5,585 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1275 hectares hectares.

Ekwari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ekwari village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhojpur
Tehsil Sahar
Area (hectares) 1275 hectares
Population 11,561
Male Population 5,976
Female Population 5,585
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ekwari compares

By the 2011 count Ekwari is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,162 residents. Its 1275 hectares work out to about 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Ekwari

Ekwari is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ekwari 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dehri, Dhanchhuhan, Dharampur and Dhauri. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Ekwari

As per the Census of India 2011, Ekwari village had a population of 11,561. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,162 residents.

Ekwari village has 5,976 males and 5,585 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ekwari has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 970.

Ekwari covers 1275 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ekwari falls under Sahar tehsil of Bhojpur district in Bihar.

The census record for Ekwari notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Ekwari.

Ekwari is in Sahar tehsil of Bhojpur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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