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About Ekalari Village

Ekalari is a large village in Mohadi tehsil, in the district of Bhandara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,360, made up of 1,220 males and 1,140 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 423.03 hectares hectares.

Ekalari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ekalari village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Bhandara
Tehsil Mohadi
Area (hectares) 423.03 hectares
Population 2,360
Male Population 1,220
Female Population 1,140
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ekalari compares

By the 2011 count Ekalari is the 15th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,376 residents. Its 423.03 hectares work out to about 5.6 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 1002.

Getting to Ekalari

Ekalari is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Ekalari as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ekalari from other places

Ekalari lies about 8.1 km from Bhandara, and the nearest railway station is Khat, about 8.5 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 Ekalari
District headquarters Bhandara 8.1 km
Nearest town Bhandāra 8.1 km
Nearest railway station Khat 8.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Mohadi 8.9 km

Villages closest to Ekalari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ekalari village had a population of 2,360. That makes it the 15th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,376 residents.

Ekalari village has 1,220 males and 1,140 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ekalari has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1002.

Ekalari covers 423.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ekalari falls under Mohadi tehsil of Bhandara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Ekalari is Khat, about 8.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Ekalari is about 8.1 km from Bhandara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ekalari is in Mohadi tehsil of Bhandara district. Bhandara is about 8.1 km away. Bhandāra is about 8.1 km away. Khat is about 8.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Warthi (under 2 km), Khairlanji (2.0 km) and Bidsitepar (2.4 km).

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

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