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About Ikil Village

Ikil is a mid sized village in Nawanagar tehsil, in the district of Buxar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 940, made up of 498 males and 442 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 316.9 hectares hectares.

Ikil Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ikil village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Buxar
Tehsil Nawanagar
Area (hectares) 316.9 hectares
Population 940
Male Population 498
Female Population 442
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 888
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ikil compares

By the 2011 count Ikil is the 45th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,775 residents. Its 316.9 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Ikil

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

Ikil lies about 37 km from Buxar. 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 Ikil
Tehsil headquarters Nawanagar 8.9 km
Nearest town Piro 14 km
District headquarters Buxar 37 km

Villages closest to Ikil

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ikil village had a population of 940. That makes it the 45th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,775 residents.

Ikil village has 498 males and 442 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ikil has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 965.

Ikil covers 316.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ikil falls under Nawanagar tehsil of Buxar district in Bihar.

The census record for Ikil notes the nearest railway station 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 Ikil.

Ikil is about 37 km from Buxar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ikil is in Nawanagar tehsil of Buxar district. Nawanagar is about 8.9 km away. Piro is about 14 km away. Buxar is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lokpur (under 2 km), Piprarh (under 2 km) and Mahuari (1.7 km).

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

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