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About Ektali Village

Ektali is a small village in Sankrail tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 79, made up of 48 males and 31 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 646 females per 1000 males. The village covers 99.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721135, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ektali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ektali village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Sankrail
Pincode 721135
Area (hectares) 99.59 hectares
Population 79
Male Population 48
Female Population 31
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 646
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 Ektali compares

By the 2011 count Ektali is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 466 residents. Its 99.59 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Ektali

Ektali is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ektali 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 Ektali from other places

Ektali lies about 95 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Sealdah, about under 2 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 Ektali
Nearest town Kolkata under 2 km
Nearest railway station Sealdah under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Sankrail 15 km
District headquarters Paschim Medinipur 95 km

Villages closest to Ektali

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sankrail 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 Ektali

As per the Census of India 2011, Ektali village had a population of 79. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 466 residents.

Ektali village has 48 males and 31 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ektali has about 646 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Ektali is 721135. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ektali covers 99.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ektali falls under Sankrail tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Ektali is Sealdah, about under 2 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 Ektali.

Ektali is about 95 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ektali is in Sankrail tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Kolkata is about under 2 km away. Sealdah is about under 2 km away. Sankrail is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kakua (under 2 km), Sripur (5.4 km) and Dhitpur (6.8 km).

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

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