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About Ekauna Village

Ekauna is a mid sized village in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,108, made up of 578 males and 530 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 217 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825420, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ekauna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ekauna village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Shaligram Ram Narayanpur
Pincode 825420
Area (hectares) 217 hectares
Population 1,108
Male Population 578
Female Population 530
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ekauna compares

By the 2011 count Ekauna is the 48th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 758 residents. Its 217 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Ekauna

The census records public bus service for Ekauna as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Ekauna from other places

Ekauna lies about 11 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Kathautia, about 30 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 Ekauna
Tehsil headquarters Shaligram Ram Narayanpur 11 km
District headquarters Chatra 11 km
Nearest town Chatrā 11 km
Nearest railway station Kathautia 30 km

Villages closest to Ekauna

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur 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 Ekauna

As per the Census of India 2011, Ekauna village had a population of 1,108. That makes it the 48th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 758 residents.

Ekauna village has 578 males and 530 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ekauna has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Ekauna is 825420. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ekauna covers 217 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ekauna falls under Shaligram Ram Narayanpur tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ekauna is Kathautia, about 30 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ekauna.

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

Ekauna is in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur tehsil of Chatra district. Shaligram Ram Narayanpur is about 11 km away. Chatra is about 11 km away. Chatrā is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kanchan (1.5 km), Dewaria (2.1 km) and Karidi Alias Mada (2.9 km).

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

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