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Ekdil
Sarai Ekdil | |
|---|---|
Town | |
  Ekdil Location in Uttar Pradesh, India | |
| Coordinates: 26°45′05″N 79°05′27″E / 26.75139°N 79.09083°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Etawah |
| Government | |
| • Type | Panchayat raj |
| • Body | Nagar panchayat |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 11,310 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | up75 |
Ekdil is a town and a nagar panchayat in Etawah district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
History
[edit]Ekdil was established by the Ekdil Khan. It was earlier known as Sarai Rupa. In the 17th century, a eunuch named Ekdil Khan came there, and built a new sarai, which he named Ekdil. At the time of Mahabharata, Ekdil was part of Ishtikapuri.
Geography
[edit]It lies between Yamuna At its south around 10km and Ganga river at its North around 50km. Nearby places:
- Bakewar, 12 km
- Bharthana, 14 km
- Ekdil, 0[clarification needed] km
- Etawah, 9 km
- Jaswantnagar, 28 km
- Lakhna, 16 km
- Saifai, 32 km
Demographics
[edit]As of 2001[update] India census, Ekdil had a population of 11310.[1] Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Ekdil has an average literacy rate of 55%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 63%, and female literacy is 46%. In Ekdil, 17% of the population is under 6 years of age.
It has majority population of 79% of Hindus and compromise approx 21% of Muslims.
Transport
[edit]Road
[edit]Ekdil is connected by road via NH 2. It lies on the northern side of NH 2. Kanpur, Agra, Delhi, Lucknow are via daily UPSRTC Buses.
•|इकदिल बनेगा हिंदू राष्ट्र |•
• | जय श्री राम |•
Rail
[edit]It is connected with EtawahJunction for larger interstate Rail Connectivity. It has a small railway station on the north side, 3 kilometers town. Few trains stop there.
- 64153 CNB-ETW MEMU 09:12 09:13 Daily MEMU
- 64156 ETW-CNB MEMU 16:34 16:35 Daily MEMU
- 64161 PHD-SKB MEMU 21:10 21:11 Daily MEMU
- 64164 SKB-PHD MEMU 06:52 06:53 Daily MEMU
- 64587 CNB-TDL MEMU 17:16 17:17 Daily MEMU
- 64588 TDL-CNB MEMU 09:08 09:09 Daily MEMU
Airports
[edit]- Gwalior Airport (99.8 kilometers)
- Kanpur Airport (131.0 kilometers)
- Lucknow Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport (178.5 kilometers)
- Delhi Indira Gandhi International Airport (282.2 kilometers)
- Agra Airport (approximately 120 km)
References
[edit]- ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
2.Ekdil gets first rank in Swachh Sarvekshan 2022 among 437 district of North India
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