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About Ektara Village

Ektara is a mid sized village in Mayur Hand tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,069, made up of 570 males and 499 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 875 females per 1000 males. The village covers 240 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825408, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ektara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ektara village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Mayur Hand
Pincode 825408
Area (hectares) 240 hectares
Population 1,069
Male Population 570
Female Population 499
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 875
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ektara compares

By the 2011 count Ektara is the 15th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 569 residents. Its 240 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Ektara

Ektara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ektara as Available within 5 - 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ektara from other places

Ektara lies about 26 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Tankuppa, about 40 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 Ektara
Nearest town Sherghāti 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Mayur Hand 26 km
District headquarters Chatra 26 km
Nearest railway station Tankuppa 40 km

Villages closest to Ektara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mayur Hand 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.

Common questions about Ektara

As per the Census of India 2011, Ektara village had a population of 1,069. That makes it the 15th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 569 residents.

Ektara village has 570 males and 499 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ektara has about 875 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1015.

The pincode recorded for Ektara is 825408. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ektara covers 240 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ektara falls under Mayur Hand tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ektara is Tankuppa, about 40 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ektara.

Ektara is about 26 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ektara is in Mayur Hand tehsil of Chatra district. Sherghāti is about 15 km away. Mayur Hand is about 26 km away. Chatra is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhikhari Chak (4.9 km), Birbhan Chak (4.9 km) and Mathuri Chak (4.9 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Ektara today is likely to be higher.

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