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About Ekwan Dand Village

Ekwan Dand is a small village in Sagri tehsil, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 288, made up of 142 males and 146 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,028 females per 1000 males. The village covers 52.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 276124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ekwan Dand Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ekwan Dand village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Azamgarh
Tehsil Sagri
Pincode 276124
Area (hectares) 52.56 hectares
Population 288
Male Population 142
Female Population 146
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,028
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ekwan Dand compares

By the 2011 count Ekwan Dand is the 601st largest of the 835 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 983 residents. Its 52.56 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Ekwan Dand

Ekwan Dand is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ekwan Dand as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Ekwan Dand from other places

Ekwan Dand lies about 28 km from Azamgarh, and the nearest railway station is Dohrighat, about 17 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 Ekwan Dand
Tehsil headquarters Sagri 13 km
Nearest town Chillupār 16 km
Nearest railway station Dohrighat 17 km
District headquarters Azamgarh 28 km

Villages closest to Ekwan Dand

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sagri 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 Ekwan Dand

As per the Census of India 2011, Ekwan Dand village had a population of 288. That makes it the 601st largest of the 835 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 983 residents.

Ekwan Dand village has 142 males and 146 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ekwan Dand has about 1028 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Ekwan Dand is 276124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ekwan Dand covers 52.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ekwan Dand falls under Sagri tehsil of Azamgarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ekwan Dand is Dohrighat, about 17 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 <5 km distance for Ekwan Dand.

Ekwan Dand is about 28 km from Azamgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ekwan Dand is in Sagri tehsil of Azamgarh district. Sagri is about 13 km away. Chillupār is about 16 km away. Dohrighat is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ekvandand (under 2 km), Balajani (under 2 km) and Khetapur (under 2 km).

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

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