About Ikraen Village

Ikraen is a mid sized village in Ariari tehsil, in the district of Sheikhpura, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,437, made up of 742 males and 695 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 152.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 811304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ikraen Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ikraen village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Sheikhpura
Tehsil	Ariari
Pincode	811304
Area (hectares)	152.95 hectares
Population	1,437
Male Population	742
Female Population	695
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	937
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ikraen compares

By the 2011 count Ikraen is the 25th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,864 residents. Its 152.95 hectares work out to about 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Ikraen

Ikraen is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ikraen as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Ikraen from other places

Ikraen lies about 11 km from Sheikhpura, and the nearest railway station is Eksari Halt, about 9.2 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 Ikraen
Tehsil headquarters	Ariari	2.6 km
Nearest railway station	Eksari Halt	9.2 km
District headquarters	Sheikhpura	11 km

Villages closest to Ikraen

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ikraen village had a population of 1,437. That makes it the 25th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,864 residents.

Ikraen village has 742 males and 695 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ikraen has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Ikraen is 811304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ikraen covers 152.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ikraen falls under Ariari tehsil of Sheikhpura district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ikraen is Eksari Halt, about 9.2 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Ikraen.

Ikraen is about 11 km from Sheikhpura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ikraen is in Ariari tehsil of Sheikhpura district. Ariari is about 2.6 km away. Eksari Halt is about 9.2 km away. Sheikhpura is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.