About Ekhand Village

Ekhand is a mid sized village in Punasa tehsil, in the district of Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,833, made up of 942 males and 891 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 970.89 hectares hectares.

Ekhand Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ekhand village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Khandwa
Tehsil	Punasa
Area (hectares)	970.89 hectares
Population	1,833
Male Population	942
Female Population	891
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	946
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ekhand compares

By the 2011 count Ekhand is the 30th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,295 residents. Its 970.89 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Ekhand

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

Ekhand lies about 42 km from Khandwa, and the nearest railway station is Nimar Kheri, about 9.0 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 Ekhand
Nearest railway station	Nimar Kheri	9.0 km
Nearest town	Sanāwad	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Punasa	21 km
District headquarters	Khandwa	42 km

Villages closest to Ekhand

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ekhand village had a population of 1,833. That makes it the 30th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,295 residents.

Ekhand village has 942 males and 891 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ekhand has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

Ekhand covers 970.89 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.

Ekhand falls under Punasa tehsil of Khandwa district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ekhand is Nimar Kheri, about 9.0 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 village for Ekhand.

Ekhand is about 42 km from Khandwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ekhand is in Punasa tehsil of Khandwa district. Nimar Kheri is about 9.0 km away. Sanāwad is about 14 km away. Punasa is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.