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About Ekrukh Village

Ekrukh is a mid sized village in Solapur North tehsil, in the district of Solapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,270, made up of 666 males and 604 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 551 hectares hectares.

Ekrukh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ekrukh village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Solapur
Tehsil Solapur North
Area (hectares) 551 hectares
Population 1,270
Male Population 666
Female Population 604
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ekrukh compares

By the 2011 count Ekrukh is the 28th largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,645 residents. Its 551 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Ekrukh

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

Ekrukh lies about 9.9 km from Solapur. 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 Ekrukh
Tehsil headquarters Solapur North 9.9 km
District headquarters Solapur 9.9 km
Nearest town Sholapur 9.9 km

Villages closest to Ekrukh

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Solapur North 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 Ekrukh

As per the Census of India 2011, Ekrukh village had a population of 1,270. That makes it the 28th largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,645 residents.

Ekrukh village has 666 males and 604 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ekrukh has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 917.

Ekrukh covers 551 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ekrukh falls under Solapur North tehsil of Solapur district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Ekrukh 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 10+ km distance for Ekrukh.

Ekrukh is about 9.9 km from Solapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ekrukh is in Solapur North tehsil of Solapur district. Solapur North is about 9.9 km away. Solapur is about 9.9 km away. Sholapur is about 9.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Taratgaon (2.4 km), Banegaon (3.5 km) and Bhogaon (4.4 km).

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

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