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About Ekephal Village

Ekephal is a mid sized village in Bhokardan tehsil, in the district of Jalna, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 941, made up of 445 males and 496 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,115 females per 1000 males. The village covers 725.37 hectares hectares.

Ekephal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ekephal village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Jalna
Tehsil Bhokardan
Area (hectares) 725.37 hectares
Population 941
Male Population 445
Female Population 496
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,115
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ekephal compares

By the 2011 count Ekephal is the 119th largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,832 residents. Its 725.37 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Ekephal

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

How far is Ekephal from other places

Ekephal lies about 33 km from Jalna, and the nearest railway station is Badnapur, about 23 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 Ekephal
Tehsil headquarters Bhokardan 21 km
Nearest railway station Badnapur 23 km
District headquarters Jalna 33 km

Villages closest to Ekephal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ekephal village had a population of 941. That makes it the 119th largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,832 residents.

Ekephal village has 445 males and 496 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ekephal has about 1115 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 939.

Ekephal covers 725.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ekephal falls under Bhokardan tehsil of Jalna district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Ekephal is Badnapur, about 23 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 10+ km distance for Ekephal.

Ekephal is about 33 km from Jalna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ekephal is in Bhokardan tehsil of Jalna district. Bhokardan is about 21 km away. Badnapur is about 23 km away. Jalna is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khadgaon (3.5 km), Palaskheda Dabhadi (3.5 km) and Jawkheda Bk (3.6 km).

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

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