About Ekamba Village

Ekamba is a small village in Kanke tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 356, made up of 185 males and 171 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 75.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 834006, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ekamba Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ekamba village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Ranchi
Tehsil	Kanke
Pincode	834006
Area (hectares)	75.73 hectares
Population	356
Male Population	185
Female Population	171
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	924
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ekamba compares

By the 2011 count Ekamba is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,126 residents. Its 75.73 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Ekamba

Ekamba is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ekamba as Available within 5 - 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ekamba from other places

Ekamba lies about 14 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Hundur Halt, about 6.5 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
Tehsil headquarters	Kanke	3.8 km
Nearest railway station	Hundur Halt	6.5 km
Nearest town	Rātu	13 km
District headquarters	Ranchi	14 km

Villages closest to Ekamba

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kanke 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 356. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,126 residents.

Ekamba village has 185 males and 171 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ekamba has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Ekamba is 834006. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ekamba covers 75.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ekamba falls under Kanke tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ekamba is Hundur Halt, about 6.5 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Ekamba.

Ekamba is about 14 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ekamba is in Kanke tehsil of Ranchi district. Kanke is about 3.8 km away. Hundur Halt is about 6.5 km away. Rātu is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.