About Ekma Village

Ekma is one of the larger villages in Ekma tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 13,175, made up of 6,835 males and 6,340 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 883 hectares hectares.

Ekma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ekma village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Saran
Tehsil	Ekma
Area (hectares)	883 hectares
Population	13,175
Male Population	6,835
Female Population	6,340
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	928
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Ekma compares

By the 2011 count Ekma is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,353 residents. Its 883 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Ekma

Ekma 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 Ekma 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ekma from other places

Ekma lies about 13 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Ekma, 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 Ekma
Nearest railway station	Ekma	under 2 km
District headquarters	Saran	13 km
Nearest town	Mahārājgani	16 km

Villages closest to Ekma

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.

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Common questions about Ekma

As per the Census of India 2011, Ekma village had a population of 13,175. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,353 residents.

Ekma village has 6,835 males and 6,340 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ekma has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 994.

Ekma covers 883 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ekma falls under Ekma tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ekma is Ekma, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Ekma 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.

Ekma is in Ekma tehsil of Saran district. Ekma is about under 2 km away. Saran is about 13 km away. Mahārājgani is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.