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About Ekdanga Village

Ekdanga is a mid sized village in Salempur tehsil, in the district of Deoria, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 704, made up of 363 males and 341 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 46.3 hectares hectares.

Ekdanga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ekdanga village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Deoria
Tehsil Salempur
Area (hectares) 46.3 hectares
Population 704
Male Population 363
Female Population 341
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ekdanga compares

By the 2011 count Ekdanga is the 237th largest of the 440 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,116 residents. Its 46.3 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Ekdanga

The census records public bus service for Ekdanga 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 <5 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 Salempur 13 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 Salempur 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 704. That makes it the 237th largest of the 440 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,116 residents.

Ekdanga village has 363 males and 341 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ekdanga has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1062.

Ekdanga covers 46.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ekdanga falls under Salempur 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 <5 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 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 Salempur tehsil of Deoria district. Satraon is about 4.9 km away. Salempur is about 13 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 Sonbarsa (4.7 km), Bagha (6.3 km) and Bagha Nagar (6.3 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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