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About Eklara Village

Eklara is a large village in Mukhed tehsil, in the district of Nanded, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,921, made up of 2,039 males and 1,882 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1136 hectares hectares.

Eklara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Eklara village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nanded
Tehsil Mukhed
Area (hectares) 1136 hectares
Population 3,921
Male Population 2,039
Female Population 1,882
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Eklara compares

By the 2011 count Eklara is the 9th largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,768 residents. Its 1136 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Eklara

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

Eklara lies about 62 km from Nanded, and the nearest railway station is Bodhan, about 38 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 Eklara
Nearest town Deglur 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Mukhed 32 km
Nearest railway station Bodhan 38 km
District headquarters Nanded 62 km

Villages closest to Eklara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Eklara village had a population of 3,921. That makes it the 9th largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,768 residents.

Eklara village has 2,039 males and 1,882 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Eklara has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 935.

Eklara covers 1136 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Eklara falls under Mukhed tehsil of Nanded district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Eklara is Bodhan, about 38 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 Eklara.

Eklara is about 62 km from Nanded in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Eklara is in Mukhed tehsil of Nanded district. Deglur is about 11 km away. Mukhed is about 32 km away. Bodhan is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Adlur (1.6 km), Nandgaon P D (1.7 km) and Nandgaon P K (1.7 km).

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

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