About Ekaguri Village

Ekaguri is a mid sized village in Dhanwar tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 517, made up of 273 males and 244 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 148.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825318, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ekaguri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ekaguri village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Tehsil	Dhanwar
Pincode	825318
Area (hectares)	148.33 hectares
Population	517
Male Population	273
Female Population	244
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	894
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ekaguri compares

By the 2011 count Ekaguri is the 160th largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 959 residents. Its 148.33 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Ekaguri

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

How far is Ekaguri from other places

Ekaguri lies about 45 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Dasra Halt BH, about 11 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 Ekaguri
Nearest railway station	Dasra Halt BH	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dhanwar	14 km
Nearest town	Barki Saria	16 km
District headquarters	Giridih	45 km

Villages closest to Ekaguri

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 Ekaguri

As per the Census of India 2011, Ekaguri village had a population of 517. That makes it the 160th largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 959 residents.

Ekaguri village has 273 males and 244 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ekaguri has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Ekaguri is 825318. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ekaguri covers 148.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ekaguri falls under Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ekaguri is Dasra Halt BH, about 11 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ekaguri.

Ekaguri is about 45 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ekaguri is in Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district. Dasra Halt BH is about 11 km away. Dhanwar is about 14 km away. Barki Saria is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.