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About Ekurga Village

Ekurga is a large village in Umarga tehsil, in the district of Osmanabad, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,405, made up of 1,775 males and 1,630 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 803 hectares hectares.

Ekurga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ekurga village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Osmanabad
Tehsil Umarga
Area (hectares) 803 hectares
Population 3,405
Male Population 1,775
Female Population 1,630
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ekurga compares

By the 2011 count Ekurga is the 20th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,279 residents. Its 803 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Ekurga

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

Ekurga lies about 65 km from Osmanabad, and the nearest railway station is Harangul, about 55 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 Ekurga
Tehsil headquarters Umarga 8.5 km
Nearest railway station Harangul 55 km
District headquarters Osmanabad 65 km

Villages closest to Ekurga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ekurga village had a population of 3,405. That makes it the 20th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,279 residents.

Ekurga village has 1,775 males and 1,630 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ekurga has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 941.

Ekurga covers 803 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ekurga falls under Umarga tehsil of Osmanabad district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Ekurga is Harangul, about 55 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 Ekurga.

Ekurga is about 65 km from Osmanabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ekurga is in Umarga tehsil of Osmanabad district. Umarga is about 8.5 km away. Harangul is about 55 km away. Osmanabad is about 65 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ekurgawadi (under 2 km), Vhantal (3.2 km) and Koregaonwadi (3.4 km).

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

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