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About Ekgharia Village

Ekgharia is a mid sized village in Burwan tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,900, made up of 996 males and 904 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 101.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742173, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ekgharia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ekgharia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Burwan
Pincode 742173
Area (hectares) 101.42 hectares
Population 1,900
Male Population 996
Female Population 904
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 908
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ekgharia compares

By the 2011 count Ekgharia is the 46th largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,661 residents. Its 101.42 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Ekgharia

Ekgharia is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ekgharia as Available within village. 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 Debagram, Dewar, Dhanghara and Durajjay Palsa. 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 Ekgharia

As per the Census of India 2011, Ekgharia village had a population of 1,900. That makes it the 46th largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,661 residents.

Ekgharia village has 996 males and 904 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ekgharia has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Ekgharia is 742173. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ekgharia covers 101.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

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

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ekgharia.

Ekgharia 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 Ekgharia today is likely to be higher.

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