About Edilpur Village

Edilpur is a small village in Raghunathpur tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 47, made up of 24 males and 23 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841504, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Edilpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Edilpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Siwan
Tehsil	Raghunathpur
Pincode	841504
Area (hectares)	65 hectares
Population	47
Male Population	24
Female Population	23
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	958
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Edilpur compares

By the 2011 count Edilpur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,615 residents. Its 65 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1051.

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 5 - 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 Edilpur from other places

Edilpur lies about 46 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Sanwara, about 16 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 town	Sikandarpur	9.8 km
Nearest railway station	Sanwara	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Raghunathpur	29 km
District headquarters	Siwan	46 km

Villages closest to Edilpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Edilpur village had a population of 47. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,615 residents.

Edilpur village has 24 males and 23 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Edilpur has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1051.

The pincode recorded for Edilpur is 841504. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Edilpur covers 65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Edilpur falls under Raghunathpur tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Edilpur is Sanwara, about 16 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Edilpur.

Edilpur is about 46 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Edilpur is in Raghunathpur tehsil of Siwan district. Sikandarpur is about 9.8 km away. Sanwara is about 16 km away. Raghunathpur is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.