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About Ekderwa Village

Ekderwa is a mid sized village in Paharpur tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,648, made up of 868 males and 780 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 140 hectares hectares.

Ekderwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ekderwa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purba Champaran
Tehsil Paharpur
Area (hectares) 140 hectares
Population 1,648
Male Population 868
Female Population 780
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 899
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 Ekderwa compares

By the 2011 count Ekderwa is the 32nd largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,403 residents. Its 140 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 905.

Getting to Ekderwa

Ekderwa is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Ekderwa 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. The nearest villages by name are Bhanja Chhapra, Bharwaliya, Birti Tola and Bishunpur Matiarwa. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Ekderwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Ekderwa village had a population of 1,648. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,403 residents.

Ekderwa village has 868 males and 780 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ekderwa has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 905.

Ekderwa covers 140 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ekderwa falls under Paharpur tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The census record for Ekderwa 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 10+ km distance for Ekderwa.

Ekderwa is in Paharpur tehsil of Purba Champaran district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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