About Ekhua Village

Ekhua is a large village in Dagarua tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,193, made up of 2,165 males and 2,028 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 200 hectares hectares.

Ekhua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ekhua village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purnia
Tehsil	Dagarua
Area (hectares)	200 hectares
Population	4,193
Male Population	2,165
Female Population	2,028
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	937
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 Ekhua compares

By the 2011 count Ekhua is the 13th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents. Its 200 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Ekhua

Ekhua is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ekhua 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. The nearest villages by name are Dogharia, Doria, Duba and Dubaili. 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.

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Common questions about Ekhua

As per the Census of India 2011, Ekhua village had a population of 4,193. That makes it the 13th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents.

Ekhua village has 2,165 males and 2,028 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ekhua has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Ekhua covers 200 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ekhua falls under Dagarua tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The census record for Ekhua notes the nearest railway station 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 Ekhua.

Ekhua is in Dagarua tehsil of Purnia 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.