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About Ekchala Village

Ekchala is a mid sized village in Gangajalghati tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,012, made up of 507 males and 505 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 53.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722133, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ekchala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ekchala village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Gangajalghati
Pincode 722133
Area (hectares) 53.41 hectares
Population 1,012
Male Population 507
Female Population 505
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 996
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 Ekchala compares

By the 2011 count Ekchala is the 60th largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,164 residents. Its 53.41 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Ekchala

Ekchala is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ekchala 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. The nearest villages by name are Dhabani, Dhabani Gobindapur, Duberdanga and Dumuria. 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 Ekchala

As per the Census of India 2011, Ekchala village had a population of 1,012. That makes it the 60th largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,164 residents.

Ekchala village has 507 males and 505 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ekchala has about 996 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Ekchala is 722133. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ekchala covers 53.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ekchala falls under Gangajalghati tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Ekchala notes the nearest railway station 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 Ekchala.

Ekchala is in Gangajalghati 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 Ekchala today is likely to be higher.

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