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About Ekdari Village

Ekdari is one of the larger villages in Narkatia tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,435, made up of 2,891 males and 2,544 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 880 females per 1000 males. The village covers 176 hectares hectares.

Ekdari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ekdari village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purba Champaran
Tehsil Narkatia
Area (hectares) 176 hectares
Population 5,435
Male Population 2,891
Female Population 2,544
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 880
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ekdari compares

By the 2011 count Ekdari is the 13th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,453 residents. Its 176 hectares work out to about 31 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 890.

Getting to Ekdari

Ekdari is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Ekdari as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ekdari from other places

Ekdari lies about 40 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Sikta, about 5.1 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 Ekdari
Nearest railway station Sikta 5.1 km
Nearest town Chanpatia 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Narkatia 22 km
District headquarters Purba Champaran 40 km

Villages closest to Ekdari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ekdari village had a population of 5,435. That makes it the 13th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,453 residents.

Ekdari village has 2,891 males and 2,544 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ekdari has about 880 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 890.

Ekdari covers 176 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 31 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ekdari falls under Narkatia tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ekdari is Sikta, about 5.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Ekdari.

Ekdari is about 40 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ekdari is in Narkatia tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Sikta is about 5.1 km away. Chanpatia is about 14 km away. Narkatia is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhawanipur (4.3 km), Parsotimpur (8.4 km) and Jitpur (8.9 km).

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

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