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About Ekderwa Village

Ekderwa is a large village in Raxaul tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,061, made up of 1,040 males and 1,021 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 177.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845305, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ekderwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ekderwa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purba Champaran
Tehsil Raxaul
Pincode 845305
Area (hectares) 177.7 hectares
Population 2,061
Male Population 1,040
Female Population 1,021
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 982
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ekderwa compares

By the 2011 count Ekderwa is the 30th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 4,305 residents. Its 177.7 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 894.

Getting to Ekderwa

Ekderwa 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 Ekderwa as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Ekderwa from other places

Ekderwa lies about 40 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Raxaul, about 2.4 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 Ekderwa
Nearest railway station Raxaul 2.4 km
District headquarters Purba Champaran 40 km

Villages closest to Ekderwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ekderwa village had a population of 2,061. That makes it the 30th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,305 residents.

Ekderwa village has 1,040 males and 1,021 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ekderwa has about 982 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 894.

The pincode recorded for Ekderwa is 845305. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ekderwa covers 177.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Ekderwa is Raxaul, about 2.4 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Ekderwa.

Ekderwa 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.

Ekderwa is in Raxaul tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Raxaul is about 2.4 km away. Purba Champaran is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sihpur (under 2 km), Haraiya (under 2 km) and Bharatmahi (under 2 km).

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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