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About Ekghara Village

Ekghara is a mid sized village in Akbarpur tehsil, in the district of Kanpur Dehat, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 988, made up of 530 males and 458 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 864 females per 1000 males. The village covers 249.28 hectares hectares.

Ekghara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ekghara village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kanpur Dehat
Tehsil Akbarpur
Area (hectares) 249.28 hectares
Population 988
Male Population 530
Female Population 458
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 864
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ekghara compares

By the 2011 count Ekghara is the 171st largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,782 residents. Its 249.28 hectares work out to about 4.0 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 868.

Getting to Ekghara

Ekghara 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 Ekghara 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 Ekghara from other places

Ekghara lies about 13 km from Kanpur Dehat, and the nearest railway station is Patra, about 1.9 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 Ekghara
Nearest railway station Patra 1.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Akbarpur 12 km
District headquarters Kanpur Dehat 13 km
Nearest town Jhīnjhak 22 km

Villages closest to Ekghara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ekghara village had a population of 988. That makes it the 171st largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,782 residents.

Ekghara village has 530 males and 458 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ekghara has about 864 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 868.

Ekghara covers 249.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ekghara falls under Akbarpur tehsil of Kanpur Dehat district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ekghara is Patra, about 1.9 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 and private bus service as Available for Ekghara.

Ekghara is about 13 km from Kanpur Dehat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ekghara is in Akbarpur tehsil of Kanpur Dehat district. Patra is about 1.9 km away. Akbarpur is about 12 km away. Kanpur Dehat 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 Gaijumau (1.9 km), Roshan Mau (2.0 km) and Sumerpur (2.3 km).

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

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