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About Ekauna Village

Ekauna is a large village in Simri tehsil, in the district of Buxar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,890, made up of 2,044 males and 1,846 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 249 hectares hectares.

Ekauna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ekauna village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Buxar
Tehsil Simri
Area (hectares) 249 hectares
Population 3,890
Male Population 2,044
Female Population 1,846
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 903
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ekauna compares

By the 2011 count Ekauna is the 15th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,147 residents. Its 249 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Ekauna

The census records public bus service for Ekauna as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ekauna from other places

Ekauna lies about 21 km from Buxar, and the nearest railway station is V.V. Giri Halt, about 9.8 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 Ekauna
Tehsil headquarters Simri 5.3 km
Nearest railway station V.V. Giri Halt 9.8 km
Nearest town Dumraon 12 km
District headquarters Buxar 21 km

Villages closest to Ekauna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ekauna village had a population of 3,890. That makes it the 15th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,147 residents.

Ekauna village has 2,044 males and 1,846 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ekauna has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 923.

Ekauna covers 249 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ekauna falls under Simri tehsil of Buxar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ekauna is V.V. Giri Halt, about 9.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ekauna.

Ekauna is about 21 km from Buxar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ekauna is in Simri tehsil of Buxar district. Simri is about 5.3 km away. V.V. Giri Halt is about 9.8 km away. Dumraon is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jalalpur (under 2 km), Dubauli (under 2 km) and Dubauli Mahesh (under 2 km).

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

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