About Ela Village

Ela is a mid sized village in Bano tehsil, in the district of Simdega, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,220, made up of 594 males and 626 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,054 females per 1000 males. The village covers 461.54 hectares hectares.

Ela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ela village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Simdega
Tehsil	Bano
Area (hectares)	461.54 hectares
Population	1,220
Male Population	594
Female Population	626
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,054
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Ela compares

By the 2011 count Ela is the 19th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 865 residents. Its 461.54 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Ela

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

How far is Ela from other places

Ela lies about 44 km from Simdega, and the nearest railway station is Mahabuang, about 2.2 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 Ela
Nearest railway station	Mahabuang	2.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bano	6.0 km
Nearest town	Birmitrapur	38 km
District headquarters	Simdega	44 km

Villages closest to Ela

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ela village had a population of 1,220. That makes it the 19th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 865 residents.

Ela village has 594 males and 626 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ela has about 1054 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1015.

Ela covers 461.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ela falls under Bano tehsil of Simdega district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ela is Mahabuang, about 2.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Ela.

Ela is about 44 km from Simdega in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ela is in Bano tehsil of Simdega district. Mahabuang is about 2.2 km away. Bano is about 6.0 km away. Birmitrapur is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.