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About Ektarpur Village

Ektarpur is a mid sized village in Mahisadal tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,983, made up of 1,044 males and 939 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 94.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721628, 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 Mahisadal
Pincode 721628
Area (hectares) 94.6 hectares
Population 1,983
Male Population 1,044
Female Population 939
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 899
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ektarpur compares

By the 2011 count Ektarpur is the 37th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,684 residents. Its 94.6 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Ektarpur

Ektarpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ektarpur as Available within <5 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 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
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 Mahisadal 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 1,983. That makes it the 37th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,684 residents.

Ektarpur village has 1,044 males and 939 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ektarpur has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Ektarpur is 721628. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ektarpur covers 94.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ektarpur falls under Mahisadal 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 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance 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 Mahisadal tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Mahisadal is about 2.6 km away. Monoharpur is about 9.9 km away. Purba Medinipur 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 Bamunya (2.6 km), Kanchanpur (2.6 km) and Kanchanpur Jalpai (2.6 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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