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About Ektara Village

Ektara is a small village in Jamua tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 470, made up of 239 males and 231 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 171 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815318, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ektara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ektara village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Jamua
Pincode 815318
Area (hectares) 171 hectares
Population 470
Male Population 239
Female Population 231
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ektara compares

By the 2011 count Ektara is the 188th largest of the 282 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 912 residents. Its 171 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Ektara

Ektara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ektara as Available within 10+ 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 10+ 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 106 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Padma, about 12 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 railway station Padma 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Jamua 20 km
Nearest town Jhumri Telaiya 31 km
District headquarters Giridih 106 km

Villages closest to Ektara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jamua 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 470. That makes it the 188th largest of the 282 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 912 residents.

Ektara village has 239 males and 231 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ektara has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Ektara is 815318. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ektara covers 171 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ektara falls under Jamua tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ektara is Padma, about 12 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 km distance for Ektara.

Ektara is about 106 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ektara is in Jamua tehsil of Giridih district. Padma is about 12 km away. Jamua is about 20 km away. Jhumri Telaiya is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gamhardih (3.4 km), Gamharia (3.4 km) and Pathratanr (3.4 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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