About Ektala Village

Ektala is a mid sized village in Ranishwar tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 565, made up of 275 males and 290 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,055 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814148, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ektala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ektala village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Ranishwar
Pincode	814148
Area (hectares)	74.82 hectares
Population	565
Male Population	275
Female Population	290
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,055
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 Ektala compares

By the 2011 count Ektala is the 51st largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 526 residents. Its 74.82 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Ektala

Ektala is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Ektala 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. The nearest villages by name are Digalpahari, Diguli, Dudhichua and Dukhiadih. 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.

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Common questions about Ektala

As per the Census of India 2011, Ektala village had a population of 565. That makes it the 51st largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 526 residents.

Ektala village has 275 males and 290 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ektala has about 1055 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Ektala is 814148. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ektala covers 74.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ektala falls under Ranishwar tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Ektala 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 10+ km distance for Ektala.

Ektala is in Ranishwar tehsil of Dumka 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.