# Ekbalpur Village, Dhuraiya, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Dhuraiya, Banka 

# Ekbalpur

Ekbalpur is a village in Dhuraiya sub-district of Banka district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **132 people in 21 households**, the 158th largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 58.2%.

- 132people (2011)
- 21households
- 57.7%literacy
- 1,000females per 1,000 males

## Ekbalpur PIN code and other codes

Ekbalpur falls in Dhuraiya sub-district, Banka district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMakaita-Babura
- Community development blockDhuraiya
- Census village code241059

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

## How far is Ekbalpur from nearby towns?

- Dhuraiya (sub-district HQ)29 km by road
- Banka (district HQ)46 km by road
- Banka (nearest town)46 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 Ekbalpur?

0 services counted by the Census are inside Ekbalpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Sonai Chak
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Banka
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhoraiya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 1 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 Ekbalpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 100% of the 17 hectares of village land is sown, and 16 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 Ekbalpur

Of every 100 households in Ekbalpur in 2011, 95 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ekbalpur · ■ Dhuraiya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****43%**

**27%

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

**1%

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

**91%

Use banking services ****33%**

**32%

Television ****10%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****81%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****10%**

**34%

Own their home ****95%**

**99%

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 Ekbalpur?

■ Ekbalpur · ■ Dhuraiya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.7%**

**58.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**909

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1154**

**943

Working population ****43.9%**

**40.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.9% for men and 47.1% for women. 50% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 4 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 17 (29%) · **■** Household industry 3 (5%) · **■** Other work 1 (2%) · **■** Marginal 33 (57%)

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 Dhuraiya

- Mirzapur216 people
- Milki Chak208 people
- Sakatia163 people
- Ajitkita142 people
- Kishuni Chak130 people
- Behirabadih114 people
- Karharia Arazi111 people
- Kusaha109 people

[All 222 villages in Dhuraiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/dhuraiya/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Ekbalpur from Banka?46 km by road
- What is the population of Ekbalpur?132 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ekbalpur in?Banka district (Dhuraiya sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Ekbalpur?57.7% (Census 2011)