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About Ekalgarh Village

Ekalgarh is a mid sized village in Sitamau tehsil, in the district of Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 500, made up of 258 males and 242 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 533 hectares hectares.

Ekalgarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ekalgarh village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Mandsaur
Tehsil Sitamau
Area (hectares) 533 hectares
Population 500
Male Population 258
Female Population 242
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ekalgarh compares

By the 2011 count Ekalgarh is the 122nd largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,114 residents. Its 533 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Ekalgarh

Ekalgarh is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ekalgarh as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Ekalgarh from other places

Ekalgarh lies about 42 km from Mandsaur, and the nearest railway station is Thuria, about 15 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 Ekalgarh
Tehsil headquarters Sitamau 14 km
Nearest railway station Thuria 15 km
Nearest town Alot 21 km
District headquarters Mandsaur 42 km

Villages closest to Ekalgarh

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

Common questions about Ekalgarh

As per the Census of India 2011, Ekalgarh village had a population of 500. That makes it the 122nd largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,114 residents.

Ekalgarh village has 258 males and 242 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ekalgarh has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 967.

Ekalgarh covers 533 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ekalgarh falls under Sitamau tehsil of Mandsaur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ekalgarh is Thuria, about 15 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ekalgarh.

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

Ekalgarh is in Sitamau tehsil of Mandsaur district. Sitamau is about 14 km away. Thuria is about 15 km away. Alot is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tatka (2.0 km), Dhaturiya (2.5 km) and Satakhedi (3.1 km).

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

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