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About Ekdhad Village

Ekdhad is a small village in Talode tehsil, in the district of Nandurbar, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 368, made up of 180 males and 188 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,044 females per 1000 males. The village covers 119.16 hectares hectares.

Ekdhad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ekdhad village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nandurbar
Tehsil Talode
Area (hectares) 119.16 hectares
Population 368
Male Population 180
Female Population 188
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,044
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ekdhad compares

By the 2011 count Ekdhad is the 83rd largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,457 residents. Its 119.16 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Ekdhad

Ekdhad is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ekdhad as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Ekdhad from other places

Ekdhad lies about 31 km from Nandurbar, and the nearest railway station is Dhekvad, about 30 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 Ekdhad
Tehsil headquarters Talode 12 km
Nearest town Taloda 12 km
Nearest railway station Dhekvad 30 km
District headquarters Nandurbar 31 km

Villages closest to Ekdhad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ekdhad village had a population of 368. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,457 residents.

Ekdhad village has 180 males and 188 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ekdhad has about 1044 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1026.

Ekdhad covers 119.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ekdhad falls under Talode tehsil of Nandurbar district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Ekdhad is Dhekvad, about 30 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 km distance for Ekdhad.

Ekdhad is about 31 km from Nandurbar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ekdhad is in Talode tehsil of Nandurbar district. Talode is about 12 km away. Taloda is about 12 km away. Dhekvad is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Walheri (under 2 km), Narmadanagar (2.3 km) and Dekati (2.6 km).

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

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