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Egana

एगना
Tikari mandal
Pincode 824236
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Egana is a village in Tikari mandal, Gaya district, Bihar. It has a population of 699 across 104 households, with a literacy rate of 70.4%. The village is located at coordinates 25.492°N, 85.943°E.

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LGD code
254795
Pincode
824236
Post office
Tekari
Population
699
Households
104
Literacy rate
70.4%
Sex ratio
963 ♀/1000♂
Workers
366
Distance to district centre
10 km
Distance to mandal centre
5 km
Distance to Patna
82 km
Distance to Kolkata
407 km
Nearest railway station
Teghra · 2 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Railway Hospital , Barauni · 5 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Egana compares

By population, Egana ranks #116 of 155 villages in Tikari mandal.

Literacy rate
%
70.4%
+14.7% vs mandal average
Egana
70.4%
Tikari mandal
55.7%
Gaya district
52.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
963
+36 vs mandal average
Egana
963
Tikari mandal
927
Household size
people per home
6.7
+0.2 vs mandal average
Egana
6.7
Tikari mandal
6.5

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Egana at a glance

Egana is a village of 699 people in 104 households (Census 2011) in Tikari block, Gaya district, Bihar, the 116th-largest of 155 villages in Tikari block. Literacy is 70%, 15 points above the block average of 56% and the sex ratio is 963 women per 1,000 men. It lies 10 km from the Gaya district centre, 6 km from Barauni, the nearest town, 2 km from Teghra railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 824236, served by Tekari post office; the LGD village code is 254795. The nearest hospital or health centre is Railway Hospital , Barauni, 5 km away. The village votes in Teghra assembly constituency, represented by MLA Rajnish Kumar. The population is estimated at 824 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Egana · this village69970%
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Teghra · Maharajganj2,98658%0 km N
Teghra · Kharagpur1,07461%0 km N
Teghra · Behea3,04954%0 km N
Teghra · Dagarua54718%0 km N
Teghra · Dagarua40335%0 km N

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Egana

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
5
Power hours (winter)
6
Primary school
1
Middle school
1
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
Yes
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
Yes
Private bus service
Yes
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
TIKARI
Distance to nearest town (km)
12
Distance to district HQ (km)
25
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
12
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
Chhatwa
Total area (ha)
56
Irrigated area (ha)
15.64
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Egana

LGD code
254795
Pincode
824236
Post office
Tekari
Population (Census 2011)
699
Population (projected 2026)
824
Households
104
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
963
Literacy rate
70.4%
Coordinates
25.49201°N, 85.94260°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Begusarai
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Teghra
Member of Parliament
Giriraj Singh
Member of Legislative Assembly
Rajnish Kumar
Block / Mandal
Tikari
Getting there

How to reach Egana

Mandal centre
Tikari · ≈ 4.6 km
≈ 9 min by car · 11 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Gaya · ≈ 10 km
≈ 21 min by car · 25 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 24,509 people
Barauni · ≈ 5.5 km
≈ 11 min by car · 13 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Patna82 kmcapital
  • Kolkata407 km
  • Delhi932 km
  • Hyderabad1186 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationTeghra2 km
  • Bus stopRani11 km
  • Hospital / PHCRailway Hospital , Barauni5 km
  • ATM / bankSBI,RBO18 km
  • Petrol pumpLPG gas station14 km
  • CollegeG.D College20 km
  • Police stationBachhawara11 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-10
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-08
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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