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About Ekhu Village

Ekhu is a mid sized village in Mat tehsil, in the district of Mathura, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,798, made up of 967 males and 831 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 859 females per 1000 males. The village covers 375.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 281205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ekhu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ekhu village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mathura
Tehsil Mat
Pincode 281205
Area (hectares) 375.15 hectares
Population 1,798
Male Population 967
Female Population 831
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 859
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 Ekhu compares

By the 2011 count Ekhu is the 84th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,140 residents. Its 375.15 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 883.

Getting to Ekhu

Ekhu is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ekhu 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 Ekhu from other places

Ekhu lies about 42 km from Mathura, and the nearest railway station is Mahrawal, about 22 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 Ekhu
Nearest town Khair 11 km
Nearest railway station Mahrawal 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Mat 27 km
District headquarters Mathura 42 km

Villages closest to Ekhu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ekhu village had a population of 1,798. That makes it the 84th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,140 residents.

Ekhu village has 967 males and 831 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ekhu has about 859 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 883.

The pincode recorded for Ekhu is 281205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ekhu covers 375.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ekhu falls under Mat tehsil of Mathura district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ekhu is Mahrawal, about 22 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 Ekhu.

Ekhu is about 42 km from Mathura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ekhu is in Mat tehsil of Mathura district. Khair is about 11 km away. Mahrawal is about 22 km away. Mat is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Asfabad (5.2 km), Chandpur Kalan (5.2 km) and Managarhi (5.8 km).

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

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