About Eka Village

Eka is a mid sized village in Pokaran tehsil, in the district of Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,373, made up of 751 males and 622 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 828 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3821 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 345023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Eka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Eka village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Jaisalmer
Tehsil	Pokaran
Pincode	345023
Area (hectares)	3821 hectares
Population	1,373
Male Population	751
Female Population	622
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	828
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Eka compares

By the 2011 count Eka is the 57th largest of the 291 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 943 residents. Its 3821 hectares work out to about 0.4 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 880.

Getting to Eka

Eka is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Eka as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Eka from other places

Eka lies about 111 km from Jaisalmer, and the nearest railway station is Ramdevra, about 9.2 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 Eka
Nearest railway station	Ramdevra	9.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pokaran	12 km
District headquarters	Jaisalmer	111 km

Villages closest to Eka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Eka village had a population of 1,373. That makes it the 57th largest of the 291 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 943 residents.

Eka village has 751 males and 622 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Eka has about 828 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 880.

The pincode recorded for Eka is 345023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Eka covers 3821 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Eka falls under Pokaran tehsil of Jaisalmer district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Eka is Ramdevra, about 9.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Eka.

Eka is about 111 km from Jaisalmer in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Eka is in Pokaran tehsil of Jaisalmer district. Ramdevra is about 9.2 km away. Pokaran is about 12 km away. Jaisalmer is about 111 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.