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About Elakha Village

Elakha is a small village in Bhadrak Rural tehsil, in the district of Bhadrak, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 227, made up of 127 males and 100 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 787 females per 1000 males. The village covers 55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 756100, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Elakha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Elakha village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Bhadrak
Tehsil Bhadrak Rural
Pincode 756100
Area (hectares) 55 hectares
Population 227
Male Population 127
Female Population 100
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 787
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Elakha compares

By the 2011 count Elakha is the 156th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,327 residents. Its 55 hectares work out to about 4.1 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 970.

Getting to Elakha

Elakha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Elakha as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dando, Dandobatitanki, Deulapal and Dharmasaranabindha. 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 Elakha

As per the Census of India 2011, Elakha village had a population of 227. That makes it the 156th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,327 residents.

Elakha village has 127 males and 100 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Elakha has about 787 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Elakha is 756100. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Elakha covers 55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Elakha falls under Bhadrak Rural tehsil of Bhadrak district in Odisha.

The census record for Elakha notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Elakha.

Elakha is in Bhadrak Rural tehsil of Bhadrak 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 Elakha today is likely to be higher.

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