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About Ekalahera Village

Ekalahera is a large village in Ambad tehsil, in the district of Jalna, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,298, made up of 1,173 males and 1,125 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1010.4 hectares hectares.

Ekalahera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ekalahera village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Jalna
Tehsil Ambad
Area (hectares) 1010.4 hectares
Population 2,298
Male Population 1,173
Female Population 1,125
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ekalahera compares

By the 2011 count Ekalahera is the 25th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,636 residents. Its 1010.4 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Ekalahera

Ekalahera is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ekalahera 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ekalahera from other places

Ekalahera lies about 39 km from Jalna, and the nearest railway station is Ranjani, about 24 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 Ekalahera
Tehsil headquarters Ambad 20 km
Nearest railway station Ranjani 24 km
District headquarters Jalna 39 km

Villages closest to Ekalahera

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ekalahera village had a population of 2,298. That makes it the 25th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,636 residents.

Ekalahera village has 1,173 males and 1,125 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ekalahera has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 942.

Ekalahera covers 1010.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ekalahera falls under Ambad tehsil of Jalna district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Ekalahera is Ranjani, about 24 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ekalahera.

Ekalahera is about 39 km from Jalna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ekalahera is in Ambad tehsil of Jalna district. Ambad is about 20 km away. Ranjani is about 24 km away. Jalna is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rui (8.9 km), Bangaon (8.9 km) and Bhardi (9.0 km).

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

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