About Ekrasi Village

Ekrasi is one of the larger villages in Barhampur tehsil, in the district of Buxar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,100, made up of 2,581 males and 2,519 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 885.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 802140, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ekrasi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ekrasi village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Buxar
Tehsil	Barhampur
Pincode	802140
Area (hectares)	885.8 hectares
Population	5,100
Male Population	2,581
Female Population	2,519
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	976
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ekrasi compares

By the 2011 count Ekrasi is the 13th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,016 residents. Its 885.8 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Ekrasi

Ekrasi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ekrasi 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ekrasi from other places

Ekrasi lies about 31 km from Buxar, and the nearest railway station is Raghunathpur Railway Station, about 7.4 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 Ekrasi
Nearest railway station	Raghunathpur Railway Station	7.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Barhampur	11 km
Nearest town	Dumraon	14 km
District headquarters	Buxar	31 km

Villages closest to Ekrasi

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 Ekrasi

As per the Census of India 2011, Ekrasi village had a population of 5,100. That makes it the 13th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,016 residents.

Ekrasi village has 2,581 males and 2,519 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ekrasi has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 922.

The pincode recorded for Ekrasi is 802140. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ekrasi covers 885.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ekrasi falls under Barhampur tehsil of Buxar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ekrasi is Raghunathpur Railway Station, about 7.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Ekrasi.

Ekrasi is about 31 km from Buxar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ekrasi is in Barhampur tehsil of Buxar district. Raghunathpur Railway Station is about 7.4 km away. Barhampur is about 11 km away. Dumraon is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.