About Ekamba Village

Ekamba is a small village in Dumri tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 361, made up of 189 males and 172 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 193 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835230, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ekamba Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ekamba village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Gumla
Tehsil	Dumri
Pincode	835230
Area (hectares)	193 hectares
Population	361
Male Population	189
Female Population	172
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	910
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ekamba compares

By the 2011 count Ekamba is the 49th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 795 residents. Its 193 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, well below the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Ekamba

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

Ekamba lies about 137 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Rajhura, about 2.1 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 Ekamba
Nearest railway station	Rajhura	2.1 km
Nearest town	Bishrāmpur	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dumri	19 km
District headquarters	Gumla	137 km

Villages closest to Ekamba

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ekamba village had a population of 361. That makes it the 49th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 795 residents.

Ekamba village has 189 males and 172 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ekamba has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Ekamba is 835230. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ekamba covers 193 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.

Ekamba falls under Dumri tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ekamba is Rajhura, about 2.1 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 5 - 10 km distance for Ekamba.

Ekamba is about 137 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ekamba is in Dumri tehsil of Gumla district. Rajhura is about 2.1 km away. Bishrāmpur is about 12 km away. Dumri is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.