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About Ektarpur Village

Ektarpur is a large village in Bhagawanpur II tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,476, made up of 1,767 males and 1,709 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 215.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721633, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ektarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ektarpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Bhagawanpur II
Pincode 721633
Area (hectares) 215.55 hectares
Population 3,476
Male Population 1,767
Female Population 1,709
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ektarpur compares

By the 2011 count Ektarpur is the 10th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,151 residents. Its 215.55 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Ektarpur

Ektarpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ektarpur 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ektarpur from other places

Ektarpur lies about 18 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Mahisadal, about 2.6 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 Ektarpur
Nearest railway station Mahisadal 2.6 km
Nearest town Monoharpur 9.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhagawanpur II 18 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 18 km

Villages closest to Ektarpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhagawanpur II 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 Ektarpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Ektarpur village had a population of 3,476. That makes it the 10th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,151 residents.

Ektarpur village has 1,767 males and 1,709 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ektarpur has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Ektarpur is 721633. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ektarpur covers 215.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ektarpur falls under Bhagawanpur II tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Ektarpur is Mahisadal, about 2.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Ektarpur is about 18 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ektarpur is in Bhagawanpur II tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Mahisadal is about 2.6 km away. Monoharpur is about 9.9 km away. Bhagawanpur II is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bamunia (2.6 km), Dakshin Barbaria (6.7 km) and Dakshin Baroj Part I (6.7 km).

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

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