# Ekamba Village, Chhorahi, Begusarai (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Chhorahi, Begusarai 

# Ekamba

Ekamba is a village in Chhorahi sub-district of Begusarai district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **6,923 people in 1,471 households**, the 5th largest of 35 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%.

- 6,923people (2011)
- 1,471households
- 64.1%literacy
- 979females per 1,000 males

## Ekamba PIN code and other codes

Ekamba falls in Chhorahi sub-district, Begusarai district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatEkamba
- Community development blockChhorahi
- Census village code237472

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

## How far is Ekamba from nearby towns?

- Chhorahi (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Begusarai (district HQ)45 km by road
- Rosera (nearest town)12 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 Ekamba?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Ekamba; 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
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Rosera
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rosera
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Begusarai
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Ekamba known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 86% of the 2,947 hectares of village land is sown, and 2,000 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 Ekamba

Of every 100 households in Ekamba in 2011, 1 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ekamba · ■ Chhorahi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**2%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**84%

Tap water ****3%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****54%**

**48%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****35%**

**37%

Television ****2%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**1%

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

**29%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Ekamba?

■ Ekamba · ■ Chhorahi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.1%**

**63.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****979**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****952**

**943

Working population ****33.0%**

**33.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.0% for men and 55.0% for women. 42% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 239 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 468 (20%) · **■** Household industry 41 (2%) · **■** Other work 259 (11%) · **■** Marginal 1,279 (56%)

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 Chhorahi

- Amari14,925 people
- Sawat7,808 people
- Narayanpipar7,451 people
- Ajni6,977 people
- Sihman6,435 people
- Parora6,353 people
- Pansalla5,993 people
- Jana5,275 people

[All 59 villages in Chhorahi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/begusarai/chhorahi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Ekamba from Begusarai?45 km by road
- What is the population of Ekamba?6,923 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ekamba in?Begusarai district (Chhorahi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Ekamba?64.1% (Census 2011)