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About Ekra Village

Ekra is a mid sized village in Chauth Ka Barwara tehsil, in the district of Sawai Madhopur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 786, made up of 406 males and 380 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 740.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 322702, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ekra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ekra village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Sawai Madhopur
Tehsil Chauth Ka Barwara
Pincode 322702
Area (hectares) 740.18 hectares
Population 786
Male Population 406
Female Population 380
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ekra compares

By the 2011 count Ekra is the 34th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,492 residents. Its 740.18 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Ekra

Ekra is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Ekra 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ekra from other places

Ekra lies about 12 km from Sawai Madhopur, and the nearest railway station is Devpura, about 3.7 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 Ekra
Nearest railway station Devpura 3.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Chauth Ka Barwara 6.6 km
District headquarters Sawai Madhopur 12 km

Villages closest to Ekra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chauth Ka Barwara 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 Ekra

As per the Census of India 2011, Ekra village had a population of 786. That makes it the 34th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,492 residents.

Ekra village has 406 males and 380 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ekra has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 917.

The pincode recorded for Ekra is 322702. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ekra covers 740.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ekra falls under Chauth Ka Barwara tehsil of Sawai Madhopur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Ekra is Devpura, about 3.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Ekra.

Ekra is about 12 km from Sawai Madhopur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ekra is in Chauth Ka Barwara tehsil of Sawai Madhopur district. Devpura is about 3.7 km away. Chauth Ka Barwara is about 6.6 km away. Sawai Madhopur is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Deopura (under 2 km), Borda (3.1 km) and Bansra (3.4 km).

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

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