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About Ekadla Village

Ekadla is a mid sized village in Shahganj tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,285, made up of 677 males and 608 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 229.29 hectares hectares.

Ekadla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ekadla village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Shahganj
Area (hectares) 229.29 hectares
Population 1,285
Male Population 677
Female Population 608
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 898
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ekadla compares

By the 2011 count Ekadla is the 192nd largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents. Its 229.29 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Ekadla

Ekadla is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ekadla 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ekadla from other places

Ekadla lies about 40 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Bilwai, about 12 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 Ekadla
Nearest railway station Bilwai 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahganj 13 km
Nearest town Shāhganj 13 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 40 km

Villages closest to Ekadla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ekadla village had a population of 1,285. That makes it the 192nd largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents.

Ekadla village has 677 males and 608 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ekadla has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1012.

Ekadla covers 229.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ekadla falls under Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ekadla is Bilwai, about 12 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ekadla.

Ekadla 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.

Ekadla is in Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district. Bilwai is about 12 km away. Shahganj is about 13 km away. Shāhganj is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ram Nagar (under 2 km), Katghar (under 2 km) and Khanpur (under 2 km).

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

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