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About Ekurka Village

Ekurka is a large village in Kalamb tehsil, in the district of Osmanabad, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,042, made up of 1,055 males and 987 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 814 hectares hectares.

Ekurka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ekurka village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Osmanabad
Tehsil Kalamb
Area (hectares) 814 hectares
Population 2,042
Male Population 1,055
Female Population 987
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ekurka compares

By the 2011 count Ekurka is the 31st largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,040 residents. Its 814 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Ekurka

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

Ekurka lies about 63 km from Osmanabad, and the nearest railway station is Kalamb Road, about 43 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 Ekurka
Nearest town Kaij 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Kalamb 21 km
Nearest railway station Kalamb Road 43 km
District headquarters Osmanabad 63 km

Villages closest to Ekurka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ekurka village had a population of 2,042. That makes it the 31st largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,040 residents.

Ekurka village has 1,055 males and 987 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ekurka has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 910.

Ekurka covers 814 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ekurka falls under Kalamb tehsil of Osmanabad district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Ekurka is Kalamb Road, about 43 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 Ekurka.

Ekurka is about 63 km from Osmanabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ekurka is in Kalamb tehsil of Osmanabad district. Kaij is about 17 km away. Kalamb is about 21 km away. Kalamb Road is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pimpari (7.3 km), Awad Shirpura (9.1 km) and Bahula (9.8 km).

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

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