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About Ekrakhi Village

Ekrakhi is a large village in Sagardighi tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,516, made up of 1,304 males and 1,212 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 343.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742237, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ekrakhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ekrakhi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Sagardighi
Pincode 742237
Area (hectares) 343.91 hectares
Population 2,516
Male Population 1,304
Female Population 1,212
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ekrakhi compares

By the 2011 count Ekrakhi is the 36th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,744 residents. Its 343.91 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Ekrakhi

Ekrakhi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ekrakhi as Available within 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dohali Dangapara, Dumaipur, Durga Chandpur and Durgapur. 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 Ekrakhi

As per the Census of India 2011, Ekrakhi village had a population of 2,516. That makes it the 36th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,744 residents.

Ekrakhi village has 1,304 males and 1,212 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ekrakhi has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Ekrakhi is 742237. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ekrakhi covers 343.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ekrakhi falls under Sagardighi tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The census record for Ekrakhi notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Ekrakhi is in Sagardighi 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 Ekrakhi today is likely to be higher.

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