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About Ektal Village

Ektal is a small village in Dhalbhumgarh tehsil, in the district of Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 135, made up of 73 males and 62 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 849 females per 1000 males. The village covers 76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ektal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ektal village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Purbi Singhbhum
Tehsil Dhalbhumgarh
Pincode 832302
Area (hectares) 76 hectares
Population 135
Male Population 73
Female Population 62
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 849
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ektal compares

By the 2011 count Ektal is the 88th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 603 residents. Its 76 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Ektal

Ektal is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ektal 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 <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dudh Pushi, Dudhchua, Duliya Para and Durigriya. 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.

Common questions about Ektal

As per the Census of India 2011, Ektal village had a population of 135. That makes it the 88th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 603 residents.

Ektal village has 73 males and 62 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ektal has about 849 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Ektal is 832302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ektal covers 76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ektal falls under Dhalbhumgarh tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Ektal notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 Ektal.

Ektal is in Dhalbhumgarh tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum 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.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Ektal today is likely to be higher.

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