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About Ikara Village

Ikara is a mid sized village in Chhatarpur tehsil, in the district of Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,814, made up of 950 males and 864 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 583.57 hectares hectares.

Ikara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ikara village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Chhatarpur
Tehsil Chhatarpur
Area (hectares) 583.57 hectares
Population 1,814
Male Population 950
Female Population 864
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ikara compares

By the 2011 count Ikara is the 49th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,459 residents. Its 583.57 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 878.

Getting to Ikara

Ikara is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Ikara as Available within 10+ 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 Ikara from other places

Ikara lies about 17 km from Chhatarpur, and the nearest railway station is Ishanagar, 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 Ikara
Nearest railway station Ishanagar 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Chhatarpur 17 km

Villages closest to Ikara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ikara village had a population of 1,814. That makes it the 49th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,459 residents.

Ikara village has 950 males and 864 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ikara has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 878.

Ikara covers 583.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ikara falls under Chhatarpur tehsil of Chhatarpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ikara is Ishanagar, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Ikara.

Ikara is about 17 km from Chhatarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ikara is in Chhatarpur tehsil of Chhatarpur district. Ishanagar is about 14 km away. Chhatarpur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Marguwan (2.3 km), Matguwan (2.3 km) and Gonchi (3.1 km).

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

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