About Ekal Gadda Village

Ekal Gadda is a large village in Khadur Sahib tehsil, in the district of Tarn Taran, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,318, made up of 1,743 males and 1,575 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 761 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ekal Gadda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ekal Gadda village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Tarn Taran
Tehsil	Khadur Sahib
Pincode	143115
Area (hectares)	761 hectares
Population	3,318
Male Population	1,743
Female Population	1,575
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	904
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ekal Gadda compares

By the 2011 count Ekal Gadda is the 15th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,994 residents. Its 761 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Ekal Gadda

Ekal Gadda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ekal Gadda as Available within village. 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 Ekal Gadda from other places

Ekal Gadda lies about 15 km from Tarn Taran, and the nearest railway station is Tangra, about 8.7 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 Ekal Gadda
Nearest town	Jandiāla Gurū	6.9 km
Nearest railway station	Tangra	8.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Khadur Sahib	15 km
District headquarters	Tarn Taran	15 km

Villages closest to Ekal Gadda

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khadur Sahib 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.

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Common questions about Ekal Gadda

As per the Census of India 2011, Ekal Gadda village had a population of 3,318. That makes it the 15th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,994 residents.

Ekal Gadda village has 1,743 males and 1,575 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ekal Gadda has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 922.

The pincode recorded for Ekal Gadda is 143115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ekal Gadda covers 761 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ekal Gadda falls under Khadur Sahib tehsil of Tarn Taran district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Ekal Gadda is Tangra, about 8.7 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 village for Ekal Gadda.

Ekal Gadda is about 15 km from Tarn Taran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ekal Gadda is in Khadur Sahib tehsil of Tarn Taran district. Jandiāla Gurū is about 6.9 km away. Tangra is about 8.7 km away. Khadur Sahib is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.