# Erka Village, Kutumba, Aurangabad (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Kutumba, Aurangabad 

# Erka

Erka is a village in Kutumba sub-district of Aurangabad district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,082 people in 305 households**, the 26th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.4%.

- 2,082people (2011)
- 305households
- 77.8%literacy
- 907females per 1,000 males

## Erka PIN code and other codes

Erka falls in Kutumba sub-district, Aurangabad district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatAmba
- Community development blockKutumba
- Census village code254250

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

## How far is Erka from nearby towns?

- Kutumba (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Aurangabad (district HQ)22 km by road
- Aurangabad (nearest town)22 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 Erka?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Erka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Amba
- ○Degree college10+ km · Aurangabad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 4 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 Erka known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 84% of the 183 hectares of village land is sown, and 109 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 Erka

Of every 100 households in Erka in 2011, 1 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Erka · ■ Kutumba rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****25%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**83%

Tap water ****3%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****81%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**95%

Use banking services ****46%**

**52%

Television ****11%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****27%**

**19%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

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 Erka?

■ Erka · ■ Kutumba rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.8%**

**70.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****907**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****818**

**946

Working population ****26.4%**

**31.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.3% for men and 66.4% for women. 45% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 65 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 113 (21%) · **■** Household industry 24 (4%) · **■** Other work 55 (10%) · **■** Marginal 293 (53%)

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 Kutumba

- Khaira2,175 people
- Pola2,134 people
- Murauli2,112 people
- Dhanibar2,096 people
- Khetpura2,064 people
- Suhi2,038 people
- Anjania1,994 people
- Khaira Jiwa Bigha1,915 people

[All 228 villages in Kutumba](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/aurangabad/kutumba/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Erka from Aurangabad?22 km by road
- What is the population of Erka?2,082 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Erka in?Aurangabad district (Kutumba sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Erka?77.8% (Census 2011)