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About Eknapali Village

Eknapali is a small village in Narala tehsil, in the district of Kalahandi, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 59, made up of 33 males and 26 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 788 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 766100, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Eknapali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Eknapali village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kalahandi
Tehsil Narala
Pincode 766100
Area (hectares) 74 hectares
Population 59
Male Population 33
Female Population 26
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 788
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 Eknapali compares

By the 2011 count Eknapali is the 133rd largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 544 residents. Its 74 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Eknapali

Eknapali is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Eknapali 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 Dhusuguda, Dora Padar, Dudalo and Dudung Kupa. 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 Eknapali

As per the Census of India 2011, Eknapali village had a population of 59. That makes it the 133rd largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 544 residents.

Eknapali village has 33 males and 26 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Eknapali has about 788 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Eknapali is 766100. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Eknapali covers 74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Eknapali falls under Narala tehsil of Kalahandi district in Odisha.

The census record for Eknapali 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 Eknapali.

Eknapali is in Narala tehsil of Kalahandi 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 Eknapali today is likely to be higher.

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