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About Ekari Village

Ekari is a large village in Ekma tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,188, made up of 1,093 males and 1,095 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,002 females per 1000 males. The village covers 116 hectares hectares.

Ekari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ekari village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Ekma
Area (hectares) 116 hectares
Population 2,188
Male Population 1,093
Female Population 1,095
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,002
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ekari compares

By the 2011 count Ekari is the 29th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,353 residents. Its 116 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Ekari

Ekari is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Ekari 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ekari from other places

Ekari lies about 13 km from Saran. 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 Ekari
Tehsil headquarters Ekma 2.3 km
District headquarters Saran 13 km
Nearest town Mahārājgani 18 km

Villages closest to Ekari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ekari village had a population of 2,188. That makes it the 29th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,353 residents.

Ekari village has 1,093 males and 1,095 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ekari has about 1002 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 994.

Ekari covers 116 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ekari falls under Ekma tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The census record for Ekari notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Ekari.

Ekari is about 13 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ekari is in Ekma tehsil of Saran district. Ekma is about 2.3 km away. Saran is about 13 km away. Mahārājgani 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 Harpur (under 2 km), Hakam (under 2 km) and Hansrajpur (1.7 km).

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

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