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About Ekauna Village

Ekauna is a large village in Mansahi tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,886, made up of 1,502 males and 1,384 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 367.4 hectares hectares.

Ekauna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ekauna village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Mansahi
Area (hectares) 367.4 hectares
Population 2,886
Male Population 1,502
Female Population 1,384
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ekauna compares

By the 2011 count Ekauna is the 13th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,241 residents. Its 367.4 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Ekauna

Ekauna is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ekauna as Available within 5 - 10 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 5 - 10 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 8.0 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Kuretha, about under 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 Ekauna
Nearest railway station Kuretha under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Mansahi 8.0 km
District headquarters Katihar 8.0 km

Villages closest to Ekauna

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mansahi 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 2,886. That makes it the 13th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,241 residents.

Ekauna village has 1,502 males and 1,384 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ekauna has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 928.

Ekauna covers 367.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ekauna falls under Mansahi tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ekauna is Kuretha, about under 2 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ekauna.

Ekauna is about 8.0 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ekauna is in Mansahi tehsil of Katihar district. Kuretha is about under 2 km away. Mansahi is about 8.0 km away. Katihar is about 8.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhakhripur (under 2 km), Maira (under 2 km) and Pinda (1.5 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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