About Ekchanan Village

Ekchanan is a mid sized village in Barsoi tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,325, made up of 694 males and 631 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 205 hectares hectares.

Ekchanan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ekchanan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Barsoi
Area (hectares)	205 hectares
Population	1,325
Male Population	694
Female Population	631
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	909
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ekchanan compares

By the 2011 count Ekchanan is the 86th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents. Its 205 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Ekchanan

Ekchanan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ekchanan as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ekchanan from other places

Ekchanan lies about 45 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Dhachna, about 3.0 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 Ekchanan
Nearest railway station	Dhachna	3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Barsoi	8.8 km
Nearest town	Rāiganj	15 km
District headquarters	Katihar	45 km

Villages closest to Ekchanan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ekchanan village had a population of 1,325. That makes it the 86th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents.

Ekchanan village has 694 males and 631 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ekchanan has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 928.

Ekchanan covers 205 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ekchanan falls under Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ekchanan is Dhachna, about 3.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Ekchanan is about 45 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ekchanan is in Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district. Dhachna is about 3.0 km away. Barsoi is about 8.8 km away. Rāiganj is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.