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About Elna Village

Elna is a small village in Garbeta I tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 79, made up of 39 males and 40 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,026 females per 1000 males. The village covers 27.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Elna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Elna village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Garbeta I
Pincode 721127
Area (hectares) 27.01 hectares
Population 79
Male Population 39
Female Population 40
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,026
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Elna compares

By the 2011 count Elna is the 262nd largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 724 residents. Its 27.01 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Elna

Elna is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Elna 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Elna from other places

Elna lies about 27 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Radhamohanpur, about 13 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Elna
Nearest railway station Radhamohanpur 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Garbeta I 27 km
District headquarters Paschim Medinipur 27 km
Nearest town Tamlūk 32 km

Villages closest to Elna

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Garbeta I tehsil.

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 Elna

As per the Census of India 2011, Elna village had a population of 79. That makes it the 262nd largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 724 residents.

Elna village has 39 males and 40 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Elna has about 1026 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Elna is 721127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Elna covers 27.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Elna falls under Garbeta I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Elna is Radhamohanpur, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 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 Elna.

Elna is about 27 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Elna is in Garbeta I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Radhamohanpur is about 13 km away. Garbeta I is about 27 km away. Paschim Medinipur is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Agra (7.5 km), Mohanpur (13 km) and Shanpur (13 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Elna today is likely to be higher.

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