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About Elkunde Village

Elkunde is a mid sized village in Bhiwandi tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 725, made up of 395 males and 330 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 835 females per 1000 males. The village covers 203 hectares hectares.

Elkunde Overview

Census 2011 figures for Elkunde village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Thane
Tehsil Bhiwandi
Area (hectares) 203 hectares
Population 725
Male Population 395
Female Population 330
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 835
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Elkunde compares

By the 2011 count Elkunde is the 138th largest of the 210 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents. Its 203 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Elkunde

Elkunde is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Elkunde 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dohole, Dudhani, Dugad and Dunge. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Elkunde

As per the Census of India 2011, Elkunde village had a population of 725. That makes it the 138th largest of the 210 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents.

Elkunde village has 395 males and 330 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Elkunde has about 835 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 922.

Elkunde covers 203 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Elkunde falls under Bhiwandi tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Elkunde notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Elkunde.

Elkunde is in Bhiwandi tehsil of Thane district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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