About Ekarha Village

Ekarha is a large village in Chewara tehsil, in the district of Sheikhpura, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,275, made up of 1,652 males and 1,623 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 605 hectares hectares.

Ekarha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ekarha village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Sheikhpura
Tehsil	Chewara
Area (hectares)	605 hectares
Population	3,275
Male Population	1,652
Female Population	1,623
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	982
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ekarha compares

By the 2011 count Ekarha is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,879 residents. Its 605 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Ekarha

Ekarha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ekarha as Available within 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 Ekarha from other places

Ekarha 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 Ekarha
Tehsil headquarters	Chewara	4.2 km
Nearest railway station	Eksari Halt	9.2 km
District headquarters	Sheikhpura	11 km

Villages closest to Ekarha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ekarha village had a population of 3,275. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,879 residents.

Ekarha village has 1,652 males and 1,623 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ekarha has about 982 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 965.

Ekarha covers 605 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ekarha falls under Chewara tehsil of Sheikhpura district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ekarha 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 5 - 10 km distance for Ekarha.

Ekarha 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.

Ekarha is in Chewara tehsil of Sheikhpura district. Chewara is about 4.2 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.