About Eklara Village

Eklara is a large village in Idar tehsil, in the district of Sabar Kantha, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,346, made up of 1,220 males and 1,126 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1208.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 383225, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Eklara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Eklara village
Description	Value
State	Gujarat
District	Sabar Kantha
Tehsil	Idar
Pincode	383225
Area (hectares)	1208.54 hectares
Population	2,346
Male Population	1,220
Female Population	1,126
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	923
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Eklara compares

By the 2011 count Eklara is the 28th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,588 residents. Its 1208.54 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Eklara

Eklara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Eklara as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Eklara from other places

Eklara lies about 41 km from Sabar Kantha, and the nearest railway station is Jadar, about 15 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 Eklara
Nearest railway station	Jadar	15 km
Nearest town	Vadnagar	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Idar	22 km
District headquarters	Sabar Kantha	41 km

Villages closest to Eklara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Eklara village had a population of 2,346. That makes it the 28th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,588 residents.

Eklara village has 1,220 males and 1,126 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Eklara has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Eklara is 383225. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Eklara covers 1208.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Eklara falls under Idar tehsil of Sabar Kantha district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Eklara is Jadar, about 15 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Eklara.

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

Eklara is in Idar tehsil of Sabar Kantha district. Jadar is about 15 km away. Vadnagar is about 18 km away. Idar is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.