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About Eklakhi Village

Eklakhi is a mid sized village in Chanditala II tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,783, made up of 934 males and 849 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 100.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712702, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Eklakhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Eklakhi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Chanditala II
Pincode 712702
Area (hectares) 100.21 hectares
Population 1,783
Male Population 934
Female Population 849
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Eklakhi compares

By the 2011 count Eklakhi is the 15th largest of the 20 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,445 residents. Its 100.21 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Eklakhi

Eklakhi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Eklakhi 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Benipur, Chanditala, Chikrand and Danpatipur. 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 Eklakhi

As per the Census of India 2011, Eklakhi village had a population of 1,783. That makes it the 15th largest of the 20 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,445 residents.

Eklakhi village has 934 males and 849 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Eklakhi has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Eklakhi is 712702. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Eklakhi covers 100.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Eklakhi falls under Chanditala II tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The census record for Eklakhi notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Eklakhi.

Eklakhi is in Chanditala II tehsil of Hugli 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 Eklakhi today is likely to be higher.

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