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About Eklara Village

Eklara is a small village in Arvi tehsil, in the district of Wardha, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 275, made up of 143 males and 132 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 145.44 hectares hectares.

Eklara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Eklara village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Wardha
Tehsil Arvi
Area (hectares) 145.44 hectares
Population 275
Male Population 143
Female Population 132
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Eklara compares

By the 2011 count Eklara is the 92nd largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 724 residents. Its 145.44 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Eklara

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

Eklara lies about 53 km from Wardha, and the nearest railway station is Arvi, about 4.6 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 Eklara
Nearest railway station Arvi 4.6 km
Nearest town Ārvi 5.0 km
District headquarters Wardha 53 km

Villages closest to Eklara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Eklara village had a population of 275. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 724 residents.

Eklara village has 143 males and 132 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Eklara has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 903.

Eklara covers 145.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Eklara falls under Arvi tehsil of Wardha district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Eklara is Arvi, about 4.6 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 <5 km distance for Eklara.

Eklara is about 53 km from Wardha in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Eklara is in Arvi tehsil of Wardha district. Arvi is about 4.6 km away. Ārvi is about 5.0 km away. Wardha is about 53 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Matoda (under 2 km), Benoda (under 2 km) and Nandpur (1.6 km).

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

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