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About Ikra Village

Ikra is one of the larger villages in Dighalbank tehsil, in the district of Kishanganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,994, made up of 3,609 males and 3,385 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 546 hectares hectares.

Ikra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ikra village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Kishanganj
Tehsil Dighalbank
Area (hectares) 546 hectares
Population 6,994
Male Population 3,609
Female Population 3,385
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ikra compares

By the 2011 count Ikra is the 8th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,662 residents. Its 546 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Ikra

Ikra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ikra as Available within <5 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ikra from other places

Ikra lies about 26 km from Kishanganj, and the nearest railway station is Pawakhali, about 6.2 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 Ikra
Nearest railway station Pawakhali 6.2 km
Nearest town Bahādurganj 9.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Dighalbank 13 km
District headquarters Kishanganj 26 km

Villages closest to Ikra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ikra village had a population of 6,994. That makes it the 8th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,662 residents.

Ikra village has 3,609 males and 3,385 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ikra has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

Ikra covers 546 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ikra falls under Dighalbank tehsil of Kishanganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ikra is Pawakhali, about 6.2 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 10+ km distance for Ikra.

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

Ikra is in Dighalbank tehsil of Kishanganj district. Pawakhali is about 6.2 km away. Bahādurganj is about 9.6 km away. Dighalbank 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 Ikra Milik (under 2 km), Kumhia (3.0 km) and Kamati (3.6 km).

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

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