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About Ekhu Village

Ekhu is a mid sized village in Jasrana tehsil, in the district of Firozabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,994, made up of 1,064 males and 930 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 874 females per 1000 males. The village covers 362.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 207301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ekhu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ekhu village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Firozabad
Tehsil Jasrana
Pincode 207301
Area (hectares) 362.83 hectares
Population 1,994
Male Population 1,064
Female Population 930
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 874
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ekhu compares

By the 2011 count Ekhu is the 81st largest of the 267 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,829 residents. Its 362.83 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 877.

Getting to Ekhu

Ekhu is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ekhu as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Ekhu from other places

Ekhu lies about 30 km from Firozabad, and the nearest railway station is Kuswa, about 11 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 Ekhu
Nearest railway station Kuswa 11 km
Nearest town Jalesar 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Jasrana 25 km
District headquarters Firozabad 30 km

Villages closest to Ekhu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ekhu village had a population of 1,994. That makes it the 81st largest of the 267 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,829 residents.

Ekhu village has 1,064 males and 930 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ekhu has about 874 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 877.

The pincode recorded for Ekhu is 207301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ekhu covers 362.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ekhu falls under Jasrana tehsil of Firozabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ekhu is Kuswa, about 11 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ekhu.

Ekhu is about 30 km from Firozabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ekhu is in Jasrana tehsil of Firozabad district. Kuswa is about 11 km away. Jalesar is about 20 km away. Jasrana is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sekhupur Hathabant (under 2 km), Kutilabatolar (1.8 km) and Chidraiprathvi Singh (2.1 km).

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

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