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About Ekandar Village

Ekandar is a mid sized village in Gazole tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 531, made up of 271 males and 260 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 133.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ekandar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ekandar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Maldah
Tehsil Gazole
Pincode 732124
Area (hectares) 133.97 hectares
Population 531
Male Population 271
Female Population 260
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
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 Ekandar compares

By the 2011 count Ekandar is the 180th largest of the 285 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,163 residents. Its 133.97 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Ekandar

Ekandar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ekandar 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 Dogachhi, Dogharia, Dohail and Duba Khoksan. 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 Ekandar

As per the Census of India 2011, Ekandar village had a population of 531. That makes it the 180th largest of the 285 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,163 residents.

Ekandar village has 271 males and 260 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ekandar has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Ekandar is 732124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ekandar covers 133.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ekandar falls under Gazole tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The census record for Ekandar 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 Ekandar.

Ekandar is in Gazole tehsil of Maldah 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 Ekandar today is likely to be higher.

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