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About Ekaunia Village

Ekaunia is a mid sized village in Kochas tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,252, made up of 673 males and 579 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 860 females per 1000 males. The village covers 152.97 hectares hectares.

Ekaunia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ekaunia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Rohtas
Tehsil Kochas
Area (hectares) 152.97 hectares
Population 1,252
Male Population 673
Female Population 579
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 860
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ekaunia compares

By the 2011 count Ekaunia is the 42nd largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,167 residents. Its 152.97 hectares work out to about 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Ekaunia

Ekaunia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ekaunia as Available within <5 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ekaunia from other places

Ekaunia lies about 61 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Garhnokha, about 18 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 Ekaunia
Tehsil headquarters Kochas 7.7 km
Nearest town Nokha 17 km
Nearest railway station Garhnokha 18 km
District headquarters Rohtas 61 km

Villages closest to Ekaunia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ekaunia village had a population of 1,252. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,167 residents.

Ekaunia village has 673 males and 579 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ekaunia has about 860 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

Ekaunia covers 152.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ekaunia falls under Kochas tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ekaunia is Garhnokha, about 18 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ekaunia.

Ekaunia is about 61 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ekaunia is in Kochas tehsil of Rohtas district. Kochas is about 7.7 km away. Nokha is about 17 km away. Garhnokha is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kohkar (under 2 km), Amhaita (under 2 km) and Nimiyan (under 2 km).

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

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