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About Ektara Village

Ektara is a small village in Narayanpur tehsil, in the district of Jamtara, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 296, made up of 142 males and 154 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,085 females per 1000 males. The village covers 171 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815352, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ektara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ektara village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Jamtara
Tehsil Narayanpur
Pincode 815352
Area (hectares) 171 hectares
Population 296
Male Population 142
Female Population 154
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,085
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ektara compares

By the 2011 count Ektara is the 155th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 651 residents. Its 171 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 961.

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 <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Ektara from other places

Ektara lies about 149 km from Jamtara, and the nearest railway station is Karamtola, about 14 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 Karamtola 14 km
Nearest town Sāhibganj 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Narayanpur 34 km
District headquarters Jamtara 149 km

Villages closest to Ektara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ektara village had a population of 296. That makes it the 155th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 651 residents.

Ektara village has 142 males and 154 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ektara has about 1085 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Ektara is 815352. 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 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ektara falls under Narayanpur tehsil of Jamtara district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ektara is Karamtola, about 14 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Ektara.

Ektara is about 149 km from Jamtara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ektara is in Narayanpur tehsil of Jamtara district. Karamtola is about 14 km away. Sāhibganj is about 17 km away. Narayanpur is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ektara Khas (under 2 km), Amjhor (2.6 km) and Dhobna (4.8 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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