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About Eakdanga Village

Eakdanga is a mid sized village in Khajni tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,089, made up of 546 males and 543 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 110.19 hectares hectares.

Eakdanga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Eakdanga village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Khajni
Area (hectares) 110.19 hectares
Population 1,089
Male Population 546
Female Population 543
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 995
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Eakdanga compares

By the 2011 count Eakdanga is the 164th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 846 residents. Its 110.19 hectares work out to about 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Eakdanga

Eakdanga 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 Eakdanga as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. 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 Eakdanga from other places

Eakdanga lies about 5.5 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Domingarh, about 3.5 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 Eakdanga
Nearest railway station Domingarh 3.5 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 5.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Khajni 12 km

Villages closest to Eakdanga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Eakdanga village had a population of 1,089. That makes it the 164th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 846 residents.

Eakdanga village has 546 males and 543 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Eakdanga has about 995 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

Eakdanga covers 110.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Eakdanga falls under Khajni tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Eakdanga is Domingarh, about 3.5 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 and private bus service as Available for Eakdanga.

Eakdanga is about 5.5 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Eakdanga is in Khajni tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Domingarh is about 3.5 km away. Gorakhpur is about 5.5 km away. Khajni 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 Balua (2.2 km), Balua Bhawani Baksasingh (2.2 km) and Balua Urf Balusar (2.2 km).

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

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