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About Ekdanga Village

Ekdanga is a large village in Hathua tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,949, made up of 2,452 males and 2,497 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,018 females per 1000 males. The village covers 412.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841243, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ekdanga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ekdanga village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Hathua
Pincode 841243
Area (hectares) 412.09 hectares
Population 4,949
Male Population 2,452
Female Population 2,497
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,018
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ekdanga compares

By the 2011 count Ekdanga is the 10th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,123 residents. Its 412.09 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1037.

Getting to Ekdanga

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

Ekdanga lies about 26 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Phulwaria, about 13 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 Ekdanga
Tehsil headquarters Hathua 9.7 km
Nearest railway station Phulwaria 13 km
Nearest town Mirganj 13 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 26 km

Villages closest to Ekdanga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ekdanga village had a population of 4,949. That makes it the 10th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,123 residents.

Ekdanga village has 2,452 males and 2,497 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ekdanga has about 1018 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1037.

The pincode recorded for Ekdanga is 841243. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ekdanga covers 412.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ekdanga falls under Hathua tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ekdanga is Phulwaria, about 13 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 Ekdanga.

Ekdanga is about 26 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ekdanga is in Hathua tehsil of Gopalganj district. Hathua is about 9.7 km away. Phulwaria is about 13 km away. Mirganj is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rani Sariswa (under 2 km), Sariswa Gosain (under 2 km) and Sariswa Urf Lohar Toli (under 2 km).

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

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