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About Ekma Village

Ekma is one of the larger villages in Nautanwa tehsil, in the district of Mahrajganj, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,470, made up of 2,895 males and 2,575 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 266.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 273162, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ekma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ekma village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mahrajganj
Tehsil Nautanwa
Pincode 273162
Area (hectares) 266.9 hectares
Population 5,470
Male Population 2,895
Female Population 2,575
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 889
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Ekma compares

By the 2011 count Ekma is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,800 residents. Its 266.9 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Ekma

The census records public bus service for Ekma 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 village. The nearest villages by name are Dhaurahra, Dhotihva, Dhuswakala and Dogahara. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Ekma

As per the Census of India 2011, Ekma village had a population of 5,470. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,800 residents.

Ekma village has 2,895 males and 2,575 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ekma has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Ekma is 273162. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ekma covers 266.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ekma falls under Nautanwa tehsil of Mahrajganj district in Uttar Pradesh.

The census record for Ekma notes the nearest railway station as Available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ekma.

Ekma is in Nautanwa tehsil of Mahrajganj district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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