About Eghara Village

Eghara is a mid sized village in Nokha tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,909, made up of 1,007 males and 902 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 186 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 802217, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Eghara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Eghara village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Rohtas
Tehsil	Nokha
Pincode	802217
Area (hectares)	186 hectares
Population	1,909
Male Population	1,007
Female Population	902
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	896
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Eghara compares

By the 2011 count Eghara is the 29th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,834 residents. Its 186 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Eghara

Eghara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Eghara 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Eghara from other places

Eghara lies about 54 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Garhnokha, about 6.9 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 Eghara
Nearest railway station	Garhnokha	6.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nokha	7.9 km
District headquarters	Rohtas	54 km

Villages closest to Eghara

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

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Common questions about Eghara

As per the Census of India 2011, Eghara village had a population of 1,909. That makes it the 29th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,834 residents.

Eghara village has 1,007 males and 902 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Eghara has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 926.

The pincode recorded for Eghara is 802217. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Eghara covers 186 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Eghara falls under Nokha tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Eghara is Garhnokha, about 6.9 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Eghara.

Eghara is about 54 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Eghara is in Nokha tehsil of Rohtas district. Garhnokha is about 6.9 km away. Nokha is about 7.9 km away. Rohtas is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.