# Ekdar Village, Barhampur, Buxar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Barhampur, Buxar 

# Ekdar

Ekdar is a village in Barhampur sub-district of Buxar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **175 people in 17 households**, the 64th largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 38.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.0%.

- 175people (2011)
- 17households
- 38.9%literacy
- 1,011females per 1,000 males

## Ekdar PIN code and other codes

Ekdar falls in Barhampur sub-district, Buxar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMahuar
- Community development blockBarhampur
- Census village code247991

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

## How far is Ekdar from nearby towns?

- Barhampur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Buxar (district HQ)40 km by road
- Dumraon (nearest town)25 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 Ekdar?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Ekdar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kathar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dumri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Buxar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Ekdar known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 46% of the 182 hectares of village land is sown, and 31 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 Ekdar

Of every 100 households in Ekdar in 2011, 0 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ekdar · ■ Barhampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**77%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****53%**

**76%

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

**8%

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

**89%

Use banking services ****82%**

**60%

Television ****6%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**9%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****6%**

**17%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Ekdar?

■ Ekdar · ■ Barhampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****38.9%**

**67.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1011**

**922

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1385**

**930

Working population ****26.9%**

**33.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.8% for men and 20.0% for women. 39% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 28 (60%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (4%) · **■** Marginal 17 (36%)

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 Barhampur

- Dhebani249 people
- Sukalpura235 people
- Dallupur199 people
- Pakrahi187 people
- Palatpura115 people

[All 104 villages in Barhampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/buxar/barhampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Ekdar from Buxar?40 km by road
- What is the population of Ekdar?175 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ekdar in?Buxar district (Barhampur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Ekdar?38.9% (Census 2011)