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About Ekaria Village

Ekaria is a large village in Garbeta I tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,059, made up of 1,071 males and 988 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 65.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721157, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ekaria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ekaria village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Garbeta I
Pincode 721157
Area (hectares) 65.56 hectares
Population 2,059
Male Population 1,071
Female Population 988
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ekaria compares

By the 2011 count Ekaria is the 23rd largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 724 residents. Its 65.56 hectares work out to about 31 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Ekaria

Ekaria is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Ekaria as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dhengadaha, Dhobaberia, Domohani and Dubrajpur. 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 Ekaria

As per the Census of India 2011, Ekaria village had a population of 2,059. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 724 residents.

Ekaria village has 1,071 males and 988 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ekaria has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Ekaria is 721157. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ekaria covers 65.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 31 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The census record for Ekaria notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

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

Ekaria is in Garbeta I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur 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 Ekaria today is likely to be higher.

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