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About Ekasar Village

Ekasar is a mid sized village in Wai tehsil, in the district of Satara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,859, made up of 887 males and 972 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,096 females per 1000 males. The village covers 463 hectares hectares.

Ekasar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ekasar village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Satara
Tehsil Wai
Area (hectares) 463 hectares
Population 1,859
Male Population 887
Female Population 972
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,096
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ekasar compares

By the 2011 count Ekasar is the 24th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,305 residents. Its 463 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1064.

Getting to Ekasar

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

Ekasar lies about 20 km from Satara. 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 Ekasar
District headquarters Satara 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Wai 28 km

Villages closest to Ekasar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ekasar village had a population of 1,859. That makes it the 24th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,305 residents.

Ekasar village has 887 males and 972 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ekasar has about 1096 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1064.

Ekasar covers 463 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ekasar falls under Wai tehsil of Satara district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Ekasar notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ekasar.

Ekasar is about 20 km from Satara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ekasar is in Wai tehsil of Satara district. Satara is about 20 km away. Wai is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chikhali (22 km), Pasarni (27 km) and Vaigaon (27 km).

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

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