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About Ekderwa Village

Ekderwa is a mid sized village in Thawe tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,959, made up of 1,020 males and 939 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 68 hectares hectares.

Ekderwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ekderwa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Thawe
Area (hectares) 68 hectares
Population 1,959
Male Population 1,020
Female Population 939
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ekderwa compares

By the 2011 count Ekderwa is the 22nd largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,370 residents. Its 68 hectares work out to about 29 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 953.

Getting to Ekderwa

Ekderwa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ekderwa as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Ekderwa from other places

Ekderwa lies about 4.7 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Narkatia Bazar, about 4.2 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 Ekderwa
Nearest railway station Narkatia Bazar 4.2 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 4.7 km
Nearest town Gopālganj 4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Thawe 8.3 km

Villages closest to Ekderwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ekderwa village had a population of 1,959. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,370 residents.

Ekderwa village has 1,020 males and 939 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ekderwa has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 953.

Ekderwa covers 68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ekderwa falls under Thawe tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ekderwa is Narkatia Bazar, about 4.2 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ekderwa.

Ekderwa is about 4.7 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ekderwa is in Thawe tehsil of Gopalganj district. Narkatia Bazar is about 4.2 km away. Gopalganj is about 4.7 km away. Gopālganj is about 4.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Semra (5.5 km), Thawe (8.3 km) and Bisambharpur (10 km).

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

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