# Ekhataya, Pistana, Lower Subansiri – Population & Literacy

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Village · Pistana, Lower Subansiri 

# Ekhataya

Ekhataya is a village in [Pistana](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/lower-subansiri/pistana/) sub-district of [Lower Subansiri](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/lower-subansiri/) district, [Arunachal Pradesh](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/). The 2011 Census counted **180 people in 20 households**, the 9th largest of 57 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.0%.

- 180people (2011)
- 20households
- 75.7%literacy
- 1,069females per 1,000 males

## Ekhataya PIN code and other codes

Ekhataya falls in Pistana sub-district, Lower Subansiri district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockZiro-Ii
- Census village code264986

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Ekhataya from nearby towns?

- Pistana (sub-district HQ)45 km by road
- Ziro (district HQ)65 km by road
- Ziro (nearest town)65 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Ekhataya?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Ekhataya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Talo
- ○Degree college10+ km · Yachuli
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Itanagar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 8 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Ekhataya known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and ginger**. About 17% of the 30 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Ekhataya

Of every 100 households in Ekhataya in 2011, 100 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ekhataya · ■ Pistana rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****50%**

**57%

No toilet (open defecation) ****50%**

**43%

Tap water ****100%**

**87%

Drinking water within premises ****94%**

**65%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**97%

Use banking services ****100%**

**62%

Television ****6%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****28%**

**25%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**12%

None of these assets ****28%**

**29%

Own their home ****94%**

**96%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Ekhataya?

■ Ekhataya · ■ Pistana rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.7%**

**68.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1069**

**1026

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**926

Working population ****27.8%**

**33.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.5% for men and 72.2% for women. 30% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 15 (30%) · **■** Household industry 3 (6%) · **■** Other work 3 (6%) · **■** Marginal 29 (58%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Pistana

- Dem - II226 people
- Bello219 people
- New Neelam193 people
- Sekhe191 people
- Neri171 people
- Dem - I165 people
- Tod165 people
- Tom159 people

[All 57 villages in Pistana](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/lower-subansiri/pistana/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Ekhataya from Ziro?65 km by road
- What is the population of Ekhataya?180 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ekhataya in?Lower Subansiri district (Pistana sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Ekhataya?75.7% (Census 2011)