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About Ekdanga Village

Ekdanga is a mid sized village in Barhaj tehsil, in the district of Deoria, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,250, made up of 626 males and 624 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 18.9 hectares hectares.

Ekdanga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ekdanga village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Deoria
Tehsil Barhaj
Area (hectares) 18.9 hectares
Population 1,250
Male Population 626
Female Population 624
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 997
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ekdanga compares

By the 2011 count Ekdanga is the 97th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,265 residents. Its 18.9 hectares work out to about 66 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1069.

Getting to Ekdanga

Ekdanga is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Ekdanga as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Ekdanga from other places

Ekdanga lies about 29 km from Deoria, and the nearest railway station is Satraon, about 4.9 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 Ekdanga
Nearest railway station Satraon 4.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Barhaj 9.2 km
Nearest town Lar 17 km
District headquarters Deoria 29 km

Villages closest to Ekdanga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ekdanga village had a population of 1,250. That makes it the 97th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,265 residents.

Ekdanga village has 626 males and 624 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ekdanga has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1069.

Ekdanga covers 18.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 66 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ekdanga falls under Barhaj tehsil of Deoria district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ekdanga is Satraon, about 4.9 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 10+ km distance for Ekdanga.

Ekdanga is about 29 km from Deoria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ekdanga is in Barhaj tehsil of Deoria district. Satraon is about 4.9 km away. Barhaj is about 9.2 km away. Lar 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 Telia Afgan (under 2 km), Telia Kurmi (2.2 km) and Paina (3.1 km).

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

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