About Ekdar Village

Ekdar is a small village in Barhampur tehsil, in the district of Buxar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 175, made up of 87 males and 88 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,011 females per 1000 males. The village covers 181.81 hectares hectares.

Ekdar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ekdar village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Buxar
Tehsil	Barhampur
Area (hectares)	181.81 hectares
Population	175
Male Population	87
Female Population	88
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,011
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ekdar compares

By the 2011 count Ekdar is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,016 residents. Its 181.81 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Ekdar

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

Ekdar lies about 35 km from Buxar, and the nearest railway station is Raghunathpur Railway Station, about 8.9 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 Ekdar
Tehsil headquarters	Barhampur	5.6 km
Nearest railway station	Raghunathpur Railway Station	8.9 km
Nearest town	Bela	14 km
District headquarters	Buxar	35 km

Villages closest to Ekdar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ekdar village had a population of 175. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,016 residents.

Ekdar village has 87 males and 88 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ekdar has about 1011 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 922.

Ekdar covers 181.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ekdar falls under Barhampur tehsil of Buxar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ekdar is Raghunathpur Railway Station, about 8.9 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Ekdar.

Ekdar is about 35 km from Buxar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ekdar is in Barhampur tehsil of Buxar district. Barhampur is about 5.6 km away. Raghunathpur Railway Station is about 8.9 km away. Bela is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.