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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Yogesh Bhaga Bhangare
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- LGD code
- 557199
- Pincode
- 422601
- Post office
- Akole
- Population
- 647
- Households
- 139
- Literacy rate
- 49.6%
- Sex ratio
- 1054 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 432
Census 2011 · in context
How Ekdare compares
By population, Ekdare ranks #151 of 189 villages in Akole mandal.
Literacy rate
%
49.6%
−15.9% vs mandal average
Ekdare49.6%
Akole mandal65.5%
Ahmednagar district69.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,054
+78 vs mandal average
Ekdare1,054
Akole mandal976
Household size
people per home
4.7
−0.2 vs mandal average
Ekdare4.7
Akole mandal4.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Ekdare at a glance
Ekdare is a village of 647 people in 139 households (Census 2011) in Akole taluka, Ahmednagar district, Maharashtra, the 151st-largest of 189 villages in Akole taluka. Literacy is 50%, 16 points below the taluka average of 66% and the sex ratio is 1,054 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 422601, served by Akole post office; the LGD village code is 557199. The sarpanch is Yogesh Bhaga Bhangare, and the village votes in Nevasa assembly constituency, represented by MLA Vitthal Vakilrao Langhe. The population is estimated at 763 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Ekdare
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- No
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 12
- Power hours (winter)
- 15
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 1
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- SINNAR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 50
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 165
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 60
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 1,023
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 306.87
- Forest area (ha)
- 370.45
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Ekdare
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Ekdare
- LGD code
- 557199
- Pincode
- 422601
- Post office
- Akole
- Population (Census 2011)
- 647
- Population (projected 2026)
- 763
- Households
- 139
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1054
- Literacy rate
- 49.6%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Shirdi
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Nevasa
- Member of Parliament
- Bhausaheb Wakchaure
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Vitthal Vakilrao Langhe
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Yogesh Bhaga Bhangare
- Block / Mandal
- Akole
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 422601
Other villages in Akole mandal
View all 60+ →- Akole
- Deothan
- Kotul
- Samsherpur
- Bramhanwada
- Ganore
- Dhumalwadi
- Kalas Bk.
- Dhamangaon Awari
- Navalewadi
- Virgaon
- Rumbhodi
- Khirvire
- Belapur
- Waranghushi
- Dongargaon
- Pimpaldari
- Gardani
- Pimpalgaon Nipani
- Dhamangaon Pat
- Hivargaon
- Lingdev
- Ambad
- Keli Rumhanwadi
- Sugaon Bk.
- Pangari
- Sawargaon Pat
- Kumbhefal
- Pimpalgaon Nakvinda
- Nimbral
- Chas
- Manhere
- Indori
- Muthalane
- Tambhol
- Kalas Kh.
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)