Ekdil

Ekdil is a town and a nagar panchayat in Etawah district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

Ekdil Sarai Ekdil
Town
Ekdil Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 26°45′05″N 79°05′27″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

History

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

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

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

Road

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

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

• 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)