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About Ikra Istamrar Village

Ikra Istamrar is a mid sized village in Amour tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 563, made up of 282 males and 281 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 81 hectares hectares.

Ikra Istamrar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ikra Istamrar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Amour
Area (hectares) 81 hectares
Population 563
Male Population 282
Female Population 281
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 996
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ikra Istamrar compares

By the 2011 count Ikra Istamrar is the 123rd largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents. Its 81 hectares work out to about 7.0 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 922.

Getting to Ikra Istamrar

Ikra Istamrar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ikra Istamrar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Ikra Istamrar from other places

Ikra Istamrar lies about 25 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Garh Banaili, about 13 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 Ikra Istamrar
Tehsil headquarters Amour 7.7 km
Nearest railway station Garh Banaili 13 km
Nearest town Kasba 14 km
District headquarters Purnia 25 km

Villages closest to Ikra Istamrar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Amour 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 Ikra Istamrar

As per the Census of India 2011, Ikra Istamrar village had a population of 563. That makes it the 123rd largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents.

Ikra Istamrar village has 282 males and 281 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ikra Istamrar has about 996 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 922.

Ikra Istamrar covers 81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ikra Istamrar falls under Amour tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ikra Istamrar is Garh Banaili, about 13 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ikra Istamrar.

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

Ikra Istamrar is in Amour tehsil of Purnia district. Amour is about 7.7 km away. Garh Banaili is about 13 km away. Kasba is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ikra (under 2 km), Bhokri (under 2 km) and Hakka (1.5 km).

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

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