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About Ekodi Village

Ekodi is a large village in Gondiya tehsil, in the district of Gondiya, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,147, made up of 2,052 males and 2,095 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,021 females per 1000 males. The village covers 547.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 441618, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ekodi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ekodi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Gondiya
Tehsil Gondiya
Pincode 441618
Area (hectares) 547.66 hectares
Population 4,147
Male Population 2,052
Female Population 2,095
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,021
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ekodi compares

By the 2011 count Ekodi is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,804 residents. Its 547.66 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1011.

Getting to Ekodi

Ekodi 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 Ekodi 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ekodi from other places

Ekodi lies about 18 km from Gondiya, and the nearest railway station is Gangajhari, about 4.1 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 Ekodi
Nearest railway station Gangajhari 4.1 km
Nearest town Tirorā 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Gondiya 18 km

Villages closest to Ekodi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ekodi village had a population of 4,147. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,804 residents.

Ekodi village has 2,052 males and 2,095 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ekodi has about 1021 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1011.

The pincode recorded for Ekodi is 441618. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ekodi covers 547.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ekodi falls under Gondiya tehsil of Gondiya district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Ekodi is Gangajhari, about 4.1 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 village for Ekodi.

Ekodi is about 18 km from Gondiya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ekodi is in Gondiya tehsil of Gondiya district. Gangajhari is about 4.1 km away. Tirorā is about 11 km away. Gondiya is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dandegaon (1.6 km), Sahespur (2.1 km) and Dhamnewada (3.2 km).

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

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