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About Ethani Village

Ethani is a mid sized village in Chhatna tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,180, made up of 612 males and 568 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 319.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722137, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ethani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ethani village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Chhatna
Pincode 722137
Area (hectares) 319.7 hectares
Population 1,180
Male Population 612
Female Population 568
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ethani compares

By the 2011 count Ethani is the 36th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 685 residents. Its 319.7 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Ethani

Ethani 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 Ethani 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 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dubrajpur, Dumda, Dumdumi and Dumur Kundi. 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 Ethani

As per the Census of India 2011, Ethani village had a population of 1,180. That makes it the 36th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 685 residents.

Ethani village has 612 males and 568 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ethani has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Ethani is 722137. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ethani covers 319.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ethani falls under Chhatna tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Ethani notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

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

Ethani is in Chhatna tehsil of Bankura 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 Ethani today is likely to be higher.

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