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About Erakanta Village

Erakanta is a small village in Balianta tehsil, in the district of Khordha, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 325, made up of 174 males and 151 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 868 females per 1000 males. The village covers 99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 752100, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Erakanta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Erakanta village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Khordha
Tehsil Balianta
Pincode 752100
Area (hectares) 99 hectares
Population 325
Male Population 174
Female Population 151
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 868
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Erakanta compares

By the 2011 count Erakanta is the 61st largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 989 residents. Its 99 hectares work out to about 3.3 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 946.

Getting to Erakanta

Erakanta is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Erakanta as Available within 10+ 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Deandhoti, Dedhalo, Dhabalahar and Dhamilo. 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 Erakanta

As per the Census of India 2011, Erakanta village had a population of 325. That makes it the 61st largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 989 residents.

Erakanta village has 174 males and 151 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Erakanta has about 868 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Erakanta is 752100. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Erakanta covers 99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Erakanta falls under Balianta tehsil of Khordha district in Odisha.

The census record for Erakanta notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Erakanta.

Erakanta is in Balianta tehsil of Khordha 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 Erakanta today is likely to be higher.

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