About Ekala Village

Ekala is a mid sized village in Pindra tehsil, in the district of Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,191, made up of 614 males and 577 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 44.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 221202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ekala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ekala village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Varanasi
Tehsil	Pindra
Pincode	221202
Area (hectares)	44.64 hectares
Population	1,191
Male Population	614
Female Population	577
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	940
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ekala compares

By the 2011 count Ekala is the 173rd largest of the 401 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,466 residents. Its 44.64 hectares work out to about 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Ekala

Ekala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ekala as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ekala from other places

Ekala lies about 96 km from Varanasi, and the nearest railway station is Ramnathpur, about 8.0 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 Ekala
Nearest railway station	Ramnathpur	8.0 km
Nearest town	Phulpur	9.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pindra	35 km
District headquarters	Varanasi	96 km

Villages closest to Ekala

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

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Common questions about Ekala

As per the Census of India 2011, Ekala village had a population of 1,191. That makes it the 173rd largest of the 401 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,466 residents.

Ekala village has 614 males and 577 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ekala has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Ekala is 221202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ekala covers 44.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ekala falls under Pindra tehsil of Varanasi district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ekala is Ramnathpur, about 8.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Ekala.

Ekala is about 96 km from Varanasi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ekala is in Pindra tehsil of Varanasi district. Ramnathpur is about 8.0 km away. Phulpur is about 9.2 km away. Pindra is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.