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About Ekdala Village

Ekdala is a small village in Badlapur tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 492, made up of 242 males and 250 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,033 females per 1000 males. The village covers 50.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 222125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ekdala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ekdala village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Badlapur
Pincode 222125
Area (hectares) 50.79 hectares
Population 492
Male Population 242
Female Population 250
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,033
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ekdala compares

By the 2011 count Ekdala is the 280th largest of the 386 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,136 residents. Its 50.79 hectares work out to about 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1043.

Getting to Ekdala

The census records public bus service for Ekdala as Available within <5 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ekdala from other places

Ekdala lies about 40 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Nima Gopalpur, about 3.6 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 Ekdala
Nearest railway station Nima Gopalpur 3.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Badlapur 12 km
Nearest town Machhlīshahr 31 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 40 km

Villages closest to Ekdala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ekdala village had a population of 492. That makes it the 280th largest of the 386 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,136 residents.

Ekdala village has 242 males and 250 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ekdala has about 1033 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1043.

The pincode recorded for Ekdala is 222125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ekdala covers 50.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ekdala falls under Badlapur tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ekdala is Nima Gopalpur, about 3.6 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 - 10 km distance for Ekdala.

Ekdala is about 40 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ekdala is in Badlapur tehsil of Jaunpur district. Nima Gopalpur is about 3.6 km away. Badlapur is about 12 km away. Machhlīshahr is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nidurpur (under 2 km), Nabhipur (under 2 km) and Dehura (under 2 km).

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

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