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About Ekdarwa Village

Ekdarwa is a mid sized village in Gaunaha tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,096, made up of 587 males and 509 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 867 females per 1000 males. The village covers 208 hectares hectares.

Ekdarwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ekdarwa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil Gaunaha
Area (hectares) 208 hectares
Population 1,096
Male Population 587
Female Population 509
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 867
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ekdarwa compares

By the 2011 count Ekdarwa is the 59th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,287 residents. Its 208 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Ekdarwa

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

How far is Ekdarwa from other places

Ekdarwa lies about 25 km from Pashchim Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Chamua, about 7.1 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 Ekdarwa
Tehsil headquarters Gaunaha 6.0 km
Nearest railway station Chamua 7.1 km
Nearest town Rāmnagar 8.8 km
District headquarters Pashchim Champaran 25 km

Villages closest to Ekdarwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ekdarwa village had a population of 1,096. That makes it the 59th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,287 residents.

Ekdarwa village has 587 males and 509 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ekdarwa has about 867 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 925.

Ekdarwa covers 208 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ekdarwa falls under Gaunaha tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ekdarwa is Chamua, about 7.1 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ekdarwa.

Ekdarwa is about 25 km from Pashchim Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ekdarwa is in Gaunaha tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Gaunaha is about 6.0 km away. Chamua is about 7.1 km away. Rāmnagar is about 8.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhuski (1.7 km), Basantpur (1.8 km) and Chiuntaha (1.9 km).

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

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