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About Ekaria Village

Ekaria is a small village in Patrasayer tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 21, made up of 10 males and 11 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,100 females per 1000 males. The village covers 141.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ekaria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ekaria village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Patrasayer
Pincode 722206
Area (hectares) 141.91 hectares
Population 21
Male Population 10
Female Population 11
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,100
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 Ekaria compares

By the 2011 count Ekaria is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,226 residents. Its 141.91 hectares work out to about 0.1 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 973.

Getting to Ekaria

Ekaria is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ekaria 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. The nearest villages by name are Dharmapur, Dhuma, Dihila Pur and Dulalpur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Ekaria

As per the Census of India 2011, Ekaria village had a population of 21. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,226 residents.

Ekaria village has 10 males and 11 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ekaria has about 1100 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Ekaria is 722206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ekaria covers 141.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ekaria falls under Patrasayer tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Ekaria notes the nearest railway station 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 Ekaria.

Ekaria is in Patrasayer tehsil of Bankura district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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