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About Edilpur Village

Edilpur is a mid sized village in Dariapur tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,211, made up of 602 males and 609 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,012 females per 1000 males. The village covers 59 hectares hectares.

Edilpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Edilpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Dariapur
Area (hectares) 59 hectares
Population 1,211
Male Population 602
Female Population 609
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,012
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Edilpur compares

By the 2011 count Edilpur is the 87th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,956 residents. Its 59 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Edilpur

Edilpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Edilpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Edilpur from other places

Edilpur lies about 65 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Neora, about under 2 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 Edilpur
Nearest railway station Neora under 2 km
Nearest town Khagaul 6.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Dariapur 33 km
District headquarters Saran 65 km

Villages closest to Edilpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Edilpur village had a population of 1,211. That makes it the 87th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,956 residents.

Edilpur village has 602 males and 609 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Edilpur has about 1012 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

Edilpur covers 59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Edilpur falls under Dariapur tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Edilpur is Neora, about under 2 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Edilpur.

Edilpur is about 65 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Edilpur is in Dariapur tehsil of Saran district. Neora is about under 2 km away. Khagaul is about 6.1 km away. Dariapur is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Aqilpur (under 2 km), Manika Chak (6.0 km) and Bhagwan Chak (9.1 km).

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

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