Ekhand, Punasa, East Nimar, Madhya Pradesh, India

Content updated on December 23, 2024.

Geographic Location of Ekhand


The village Ekhand is located in Punasa Tahsil of East Nimar District in the State of Madhya Pradesh in India. It comes under Punasa Community Development Block. The nearest town is Sanawad, which is about 18 kilometers away from Ekhand.

Travel and Communication for Ekhand


The village is connected by public bus services. Private buses services are available for the village. There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Ekhand


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Ekhand is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Ekhand is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Ekhand


As per available data from the year 2009, 1833 persons live in 370 house holds in the village Ekhand. There are 891 female individuals and 942 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 48.61% and males constitute 51.39% of the total population.

There are 288 scheduled castes persons of which 148 are females and 140 are males. Females constitute 51.39% and males constitute 48.61% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 15.71% of the total population.

There are 700 scheduled tribes persons of which 333 are females and 367 are males. Females constitute 47.57% and males constitute 52.43% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 38.19% of the total population.

Population density of Ekhand is 188.8 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Ekhand


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Total area of Ekhand is 970.89 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 617.6 ha. About 280.3 ha is un-irrigated area. About 337.3 ha is irrigated area. About 160 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 177.3 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 57.14 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 220.32 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands.

About 71.85 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 3.98 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Ekhand


There are no pre-primary schools in the village Ekhand or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is a government primary school in the village Ekhand.

There are no private or government middle schools in the village. However, there is a private middle school in Sulgaon, which is 5-10 kms away from Ekhand.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Sulgaon, which is 5-10 kms away from Ekhand.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Sanawad, which is more than 10 kms away from Ekhand.

Colleges in Ekhand


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Sanawad, which is more than 10 kms away from Ekhand.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a private engineering college in Indore, which is more than 10 kms away from Ekhand.

There are no medical colleges in the village Ekhand or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a private management institute in Indore, which is more than 10 kms away from Ekhand.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Sanawad, which is more than 10 kms away from Ekhand.

Other Educational Facilities in Ekhand


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Sanawad, which is more than 10 kms away from Ekhand.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a private non formal training centre in Sanawad, which is more than 10 kms away from Ekhand.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a private differently abled school in Indore, which is more than 10 kms away from Ekhand.

Healthcare Facilities in Ekhand


There is a community health centre more than 10 kms away from Ekhand.

There is a primary health centre 5-10 kms away from Ekhand.

There is no primary health sub-centre in the village Ekhand or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Ekhand.

There is a TB clinic 5-10 kms away from Ekhand.

There is a allopathic hospital more than 10 kms away from Ekhand.

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Ekhand.

There is a dispensary more than 10 kms away from Ekhand.

There is a veterinary hospital 5-10 kms away from Ekhand.

There is a mobile health centre more than 10 kms away from Ekhand.

There is a family welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Ekhand.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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