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About Ekphal Village

Ekphal is a small village in Shegaon tehsil, in the district of Buldana, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 238, made up of 126 males and 112 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 364.55 hectares hectares.

Ekphal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ekphal village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Buldana
Tehsil Shegaon
Area (hectares) 364.55 hectares
Population 238
Male Population 126
Female Population 112
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 889
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ekphal compares

By the 2011 count Ekphal is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,439 residents. Its 364.55 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Ekphal

Ekphal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ekphal as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ekphal from other places

Ekphal lies about 58 km from Buldana, and the nearest railway station is Shegaon, about 4.4 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 Ekphal
Nearest railway station Shegaon 4.4 km
District headquarters Buldana 58 km

Villages closest to Ekphal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ekphal village had a population of 238. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,439 residents.

Ekphal village has 126 males and 112 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ekphal has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 930.

Ekphal covers 364.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ekphal falls under Shegaon tehsil of Buldana district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Ekphal is Shegaon, about 4.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ekphal.

Ekphal is about 58 km from Buldana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ekphal is in Shegaon tehsil of Buldana district. Shegaon is about 4.4 km away. Buldana is about 58 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Alasana (under 2 km), Sangwa (under 2 km) and Gaulkhed (1.9 km).

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

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