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About Ekrukhe Village

Ekrukhe is a mid sized village in Chandvad tehsil, in the district of Nashik, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 648, made up of 341 males and 307 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 683.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 423117, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ekrukhe Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ekrukhe village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nashik
Tehsil Chandvad
Pincode 423117
Area (hectares) 683.08 hectares
Population 648
Male Population 341
Female Population 307
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ekrukhe compares

By the 2011 count Ekrukhe is the 101st largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,896 residents. Its 683.08 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Ekrukhe

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

Ekrukhe lies about 44 km from Nashik, and the nearest railway station is Ugaon, about 25 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 Ekrukhe
Tehsil headquarters Chandvad 22 km
Nearest town Chāndor 22 km
Nearest railway station Ugaon 25 km
District headquarters Nashik 44 km

Villages closest to Ekrukhe

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ekrukhe village had a population of 648. That makes it the 101st largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,896 residents.

Ekrukhe village has 341 males and 307 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ekrukhe has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Ekrukhe is 423117. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ekrukhe covers 683.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ekrukhe falls under Chandvad tehsil of Nashik district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Ekrukhe is Ugaon, about 25 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 Ekrukhe.

Ekrukhe is about 44 km from Nashik in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ekrukhe is in Chandvad tehsil of Nashik district. Chandvad is about 22 km away. Chāndor is about 22 km away. Ugaon is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jambutke (2.6 km), Dhodambe (3.2 km) and Jaitapur (3.9 km).

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

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