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About Ekhara Village

Ekhara is a mid sized village in Ghoghardiha tehsil, in the district of Madhubani, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,849, made up of 924 males and 925 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,001 females per 1000 males. The village covers 98.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847402, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ekhara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ekhara village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Madhubani
Tehsil Ghoghardiha
Pincode 847402
Area (hectares) 98.7 hectares
Population 1,849
Male Population 924
Female Population 925
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,001
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 Ekhara compares

By the 2011 count Ekhara is the 32nd largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,627 residents. Its 98.7 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Ekhara

Ekhara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ekhara 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 Ekhara from other places

Ekhara lies about 32 km from Madhubani, and the nearest railway station is Chandeshwarsthan, about 8.0 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 Ekhara
Nearest railway station Chandeshwarsthan 8.0 km
Nearest town Jhanjhārpur 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghoghardiha 32 km
District headquarters Madhubani 32 km

Villages closest to Ekhara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ekhara village had a population of 1,849. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,627 residents.

Ekhara village has 924 males and 925 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ekhara has about 1001 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Ekhara is 847402. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ekhara covers 98.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ekhara falls under Ghoghardiha tehsil of Madhubani district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ekhara is Chandeshwarsthan, about 8.0 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ekhara.

Ekhara is about 32 km from Madhubani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ekhara is in Ghoghardiha tehsil of Madhubani district. Chandeshwarsthan is about 8.0 km away. Jhanjhārpur is about 13 km away. Ghoghardiha is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khopa (under 2 km), Konar (under 2 km) and Belmohan (2.3 km).

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

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