About Ekdara Village

Ekdara is a mid sized village in Dhanwar tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 863, made up of 440 males and 423 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825412, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ekdara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ekdara village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Tehsil	Dhanwar
Pincode	825412
Area (hectares)	71 hectares
Population	863
Male Population	440
Female Population	423
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	961
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ekdara compares

By the 2011 count Ekdara is the 95th largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 959 residents. Its 71 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Ekdara

Ekdara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ekdara 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ekdara from other places

Ekdara lies about 40 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Rema, about 2.8 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 Ekdara
Tehsil headquarters	Dhanwar	2.0 km
Nearest railway station	Rema	2.8 km
Nearest town	Barki Saria	28 km
District headquarters	Giridih	40 km

Villages closest to Ekdara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ekdara village had a population of 863. That makes it the 95th largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 959 residents.

Ekdara village has 440 males and 423 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ekdara has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Ekdara is 825412. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ekdara covers 71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ekdara falls under Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ekdara is Rema, about 2.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 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 Ekdara.

Ekdara is about 40 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ekdara is in Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district. Dhanwar is about 2.0 km away. Rema is about 2.8 km away. Barki Saria is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.