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About Ekaghari Village

Ekaghari is a small village in Raruan tehsil, in the district of Mayurbhanj, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 421, made up of 218 males and 203 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 138 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 757039, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ekaghari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ekaghari village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Mayurbhanj
Tehsil Raruan
Pincode 757039
Area (hectares) 138 hectares
Population 421
Male Population 218
Female Population 203
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ekaghari compares

By the 2011 count Ekaghari is the 45th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 707 residents. Its 138 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1023.

Getting to Ekaghari

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

Ekaghari lies about 94 km from Mayurbhanj, and the nearest railway station is Porjanpur, about 34 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 Ekaghari
Tehsil headquarters Raruan 6.7 km
Nearest town Karanjiā 22 km
Nearest railway station Porjanpur 34 km
District headquarters Mayurbhanj 94 km

Villages closest to Ekaghari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ekaghari village had a population of 421. That makes it the 45th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 707 residents.

Ekaghari village has 218 males and 203 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ekaghari has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1023.

The pincode recorded for Ekaghari is 757039. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ekaghari covers 138 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ekaghari falls under Raruan tehsil of Mayurbhanj district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Ekaghari is Porjanpur, about 34 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Ekaghari.

Ekaghari is about 94 km from Mayurbhanj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ekaghari is in Raruan tehsil of Mayurbhanj district. Raruan is about 6.7 km away. Karanjiā is about 22 km away. Porjanpur is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Uttaraposi (under 2 km), Ghikhalli (1.7 km) and Silimaposi (2.1 km).

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

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