About Eghra Village

Eghra is a large village in Pratappur tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,328, made up of 1,170 males and 1,158 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 237 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825404, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Eghra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Eghra village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Chatra
Tehsil	Pratappur
Pincode	825404
Area (hectares)	237 hectares
Population	2,328
Male Population	1,170
Female Population	1,158
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	990
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Eghra compares

By the 2011 count Eghra is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 717 residents. Its 237 hectares work out to about 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Eghra

Eghra is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Eghra as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dulibigha, Dumarwar, Dumri and Dundu. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Eghra

As per the Census of India 2011, Eghra village had a population of 2,328. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 717 residents.

Eghra village has 1,170 males and 1,158 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Eghra has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Eghra is 825404. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Eghra covers 237 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Eghra falls under Pratappur tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Eghra notes the nearest railway station 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 10+ km distance for Eghra.

Eghra is in Pratappur tehsil of Chatra district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.