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About Ikahara Village

Ikahara is a mid sized village in Bhitarwar tehsil, in the district of Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 982, made up of 522 males and 460 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 881 females per 1000 males. The village covers 416.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 475220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ikahara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ikahara village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Gwalior
Tehsil Bhitarwar
Pincode 475220
Area (hectares) 416.3 hectares
Population 982
Male Population 522
Female Population 460
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 881
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 Ikahara compares

By the 2011 count Ikahara is the 36th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,144 residents. Its 416.3 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 864.

Getting to Ikahara

Ikahara is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Ikahara 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 Ikahara from other places

Ikahara lies about 41 km from Gwalior, and the nearest railway station is Anant Paith, about 18 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 Ikahara
Tehsil headquarters Bhitarwar 7.7 km
Nearest railway station Anant Paith 18 km
Nearest town Dabra 20 km
District headquarters Gwalior 41 km

Villages closest to Ikahara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ikahara village had a population of 982. That makes it the 36th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,144 residents.

Ikahara village has 522 males and 460 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ikahara has about 881 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 864.

The pincode recorded for Ikahara is 475220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ikahara covers 416.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ikahara falls under Bhitarwar tehsil of Gwalior district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ikahara is Anant Paith, about 18 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 Ikahara.

Ikahara is about 41 km from Gwalior in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ikahara is in Bhitarwar tehsil of Gwalior district. Bhitarwar is about 7.7 km away. Anant Paith is about 18 km away. Dabra is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sonta Khiriya (under 2 km), Charkha (1.7 km) and Karora (1.9 km).

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

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