About Ekdar Village

Ekdar is a mid sized village in Rajpur tehsil, in the district of Buxar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 677, made up of 362 males and 315 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 870 females per 1000 males. The village covers 106 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 802122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ekdar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ekdar village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Buxar
Tehsil	Rajpur
Pincode	802122
Area (hectares)	106 hectares
Population	677
Male Population	362
Female Population	315
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	870
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ekdar compares

By the 2011 count Ekdar is the 100th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,239 residents. Its 106 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 925.

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 5 - 10 km distance. 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 18 km from Buxar, and the nearest railway station is Chausa, about 9.0 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	Rajpur	3.2 km
Nearest railway station	Chausa	9.0 km
District headquarters	Buxar	18 km

Villages closest to Ekdar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rajpur 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 677. That makes it the 100th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,239 residents.

Ekdar village has 362 males and 315 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ekdar has about 870 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Ekdar is 802122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ekdar covers 106 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ekdar falls under Rajpur tehsil of Buxar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ekdar is Chausa, about 9.0 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Ekdar.

Ekdar is about 18 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 Rajpur tehsil of Buxar district. Rajpur is about 3.2 km away. Chausa is about 9.0 km away. Buxar is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.