About Ekalpur Village

Ekalpur is a mid sized village in Desaiganj tehsil, in the district of Gadchiroli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,431, made up of 730 males and 701 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 360.01 hectares hectares.

Ekalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ekalpur village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Gadchiroli
Tehsil	Desaiganj
Area (hectares)	360.01 hectares
Population	1,431
Male Population	730
Female Population	701
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	960
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ekalpur compares

By the 2011 count Ekalpur is the 13th largest of the 30 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,828 residents. Its 360.01 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Ekalpur

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

Ekalpur lies about 53 km from Gadchiroli, and the nearest railway station is Wadsa, about 5.8 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 Ekalpur
Tehsil headquarters	Desaiganj	5.7 km
Nearest town	Desāīganj	5.7 km
Nearest railway station	Wadsa	5.8 km
District headquarters	Gadchiroli	53 km

Villages closest to Ekalpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ekalpur village had a population of 1,431. That makes it the 13th largest of the 30 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,828 residents.

Ekalpur village has 730 males and 701 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ekalpur has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 964.

Ekalpur covers 360.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ekalpur falls under Desaiganj tehsil of Gadchiroli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Ekalpur is Wadsa, about 5.8 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ekalpur.

Ekalpur is about 53 km from Gadchiroli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ekalpur is in Desaiganj tehsil of Gadchiroli district. Desaiganj is about 5.7 km away. Desāīganj is about 5.7 km away. Wadsa is about 5.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.