About Ekpara Village

Ekpara is a large village in Rampurhat I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,367, made up of 1,774 males and 1,593 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 757.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731224, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ekpara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ekpara village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Birbhum
Tehsil	Rampurhat I
Pincode	731224
Area (hectares)	757.46 hectares
Population	3,367
Male Population	1,774
Female Population	1,593
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	898
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ekpara compares

By the 2011 count Ekpara is the 14th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents. Its 757.46 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Ekpara

Ekpara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ekpara as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Ekpara from other places

Ekpara lies about 15 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Pinargaria, about 4.0 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 Ekpara
Nearest railway station	Pinargaria	4.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Rampurhat I	15 km
District headquarters	Birbhum	15 km
Nearest town	Rampur Hat	16 km

Villages closest to Ekpara

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

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Common questions about Ekpara

As per the Census of India 2011, Ekpara village had a population of 3,367. That makes it the 14th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents.

Ekpara village has 1,774 males and 1,593 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ekpara has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Ekpara is 731224. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ekpara covers 757.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ekpara falls under Rampurhat I tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Ekpara is Pinargaria, about 4.0 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ekpara.

Ekpara is about 15 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ekpara is in Rampurhat I tehsil of Birbhum district. Pinargaria is about 4.0 km away. Rampurhat I is about 15 km away. Birbhum is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.