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About Ektara Village

Ektara is a large village in Benipatti tehsil, in the district of Madhubani, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,149, made up of 1,655 males and 1,494 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 248.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847229, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ektara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ektara village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Madhubani
Tehsil Benipatti
Pincode 847229
Area (hectares) 248.23 hectares
Population 3,149
Male Population 1,655
Female Population 1,494
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 903
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ektara compares

By the 2011 count Ektara is the 40th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,841 residents. Its 248.23 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 913.

Getting to Ektara

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

Ektara lies about 14 km from Madhubani. 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 Ektara
Tehsil headquarters Benipatti 8.9 km
District headquarters Madhubani 14 km

Villages closest to Ektara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ektara village had a population of 3,149. That makes it the 40th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,841 residents.

Ektara village has 1,655 males and 1,494 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ektara has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 913.

The pincode recorded for Ektara is 847229. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ektara covers 248.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ektara falls under Benipatti tehsil of Madhubani district in Bihar.

The census record for Ektara notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ektara.

Ektara is about 14 km from Madhubani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ektara is in Benipatti tehsil of Madhubani district. Benipatti is about 8.9 km away. Madhubani is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kusmaul (2.6 km), Jhonjhi (2.8 km) and Parjuar (3.1 km).

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

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