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About Ekamba Village

Ekamba is a large village in Burwan tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,531, made up of 1,273 males and 1,258 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 233.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742168, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ekamba Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ekamba village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Burwan
Pincode 742168
Area (hectares) 233.95 hectares
Population 2,531
Male Population 1,273
Female Population 1,258
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 988
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ekamba compares

By the 2011 count Ekamba is the 28th largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,661 residents. Its 233.95 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Ekamba

Ekamba is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ekamba as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Daspara, Debagram, Dewar and Dhanghara. 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 Ekamba

As per the Census of India 2011, Ekamba village had a population of 2,531. That makes it the 28th largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,661 residents.

Ekamba village has 1,273 males and 1,258 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ekamba has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Ekamba is 742168. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ekamba covers 233.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ekamba falls under Burwan tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The census record for Ekamba notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ekamba.

Ekamba is in Burwan tehsil of Murshidabad 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 Ekamba today is likely to be higher.

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