About Ekma Village

Ekma is a large village in Rajnagar tehsil, in the district of Madhubani, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,021, made up of 1,053 males and 968 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 117 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847235, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ekma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ekma village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Madhubani
Tehsil	Rajnagar
Pincode	847235
Area (hectares)	117 hectares
Population	2,021
Male Population	1,053
Female Population	968
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	919
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ekma compares

By the 2011 count Ekma is the 30th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 4,016 residents. Its 117 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Ekma

Ekma is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Ekma 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ekma from other places

Ekma lies about 16 km from Madhubani, and the nearest railway station is Rajanagar, about 6.4 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 Ekma
Tehsil headquarters	Rajnagar	6.1 km
Nearest railway station	Rajanagar	6.4 km
District headquarters	Madhubani	16 km

Villages closest to Ekma

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ekma village had a population of 2,021. That makes it the 30th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,016 residents.

Ekma village has 1,053 males and 968 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ekma has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 927.

The pincode recorded for Ekma is 847235. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ekma covers 117 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ekma falls under Rajnagar tehsil of Madhubani district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ekma is Rajanagar, about 6.4 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 10+ km distance for Ekma.

Ekma is about 16 km from Madhubani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ekma is in Rajnagar tehsil of Madhubani district. Rajnagar is about 6.1 km away. Rajanagar is about 6.4 km away. Madhubani is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.