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About Ekalkhori Village

Ekalkhori is a mid sized village in Osian tehsil, in the district of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,653, made up of 886 males and 767 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 866 females per 1000 males. The village covers 948.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 342306, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ekalkhori Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ekalkhori village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jodhpur
Tehsil Osian
Pincode 342306
Area (hectares) 948.1 hectares
Population 1,653
Male Population 886
Female Population 767
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 866
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ekalkhori compares

By the 2011 count Ekalkhori is the 104th largest of the 249 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,818 residents. Its 948.1 hectares work out to about 1.7 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 923.

Getting to Ekalkhori

Ekalkhori is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ekalkhori as Available within 10+ 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 Ekalkhori from other places

Ekalkhori lies about 64 km from Jodhpur, and the nearest railway station is Harlaya, about 14 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 Ekalkhori
Nearest railway station Harlaya 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Osian 25 km
Nearest town Phalodi 51 km
District headquarters Jodhpur 64 km

Villages closest to Ekalkhori

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ekalkhori village had a population of 1,653. That makes it the 104th largest of the 249 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,818 residents.

Ekalkhori village has 886 males and 767 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ekalkhori has about 866 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Ekalkhori is 342306. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ekalkhori covers 948.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ekalkhori falls under Osian tehsil of Jodhpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Ekalkhori is Harlaya, about 14 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Ekalkhori.

Ekalkhori is about 64 km from Jodhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ekalkhori is in Osian tehsil of Jodhpur district. Harlaya is about 14 km away. Osian is about 25 km away. Phalodi is about 51 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hari Nagar (under 2 km), Hari Om Nagar (under 2 km) and Hariom Nagar (under 2 km).

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

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