# Ekauna Village, Amas, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Amas, Gaya 

# Ekauna

Ekauna is a village in Amas sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,624 people in 390 households**, the 6th largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.5%.

- 2,624people (2011)
- 390households
- 66.5%literacy
- 942females per 1,000 males

## Ekauna PIN code and other codes

Ekauna falls in Amas sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatEkauna
- Community development blockAmas
- Census village code255760

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

## How far is Ekauna from nearby towns?

- Amas (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)50 km by road
- Sherghati (nearest town)4 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 Ekauna?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Ekauna; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sherghati
- ○Degree college10+ km · Hemjapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ 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 waterhand pumps

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 Ekauna known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 69% of the 115 hectares of village land is sown, and 68 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 Ekauna

Of every 100 households in Ekauna in 2011, 1 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ekauna · ■ Amas rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****37%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****63%**

**75%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****52%**

**43%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**90%

Use banking services ****28%**

**49%

Television ****4%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****40%**

**27%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Ekauna?

■ Ekauna · ■ Amas rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.5%**

**64.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****942**

**943

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****983**

**971

Working population ****39.0%**

**38.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.9% for men and 52.0% for women. 43% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 80 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 193 (19%) · **■** Household industry 32 (3%) · **■** Other work 130 (13%) · **■** Marginal 588 (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 Amas

- Amas4,679 people
- Mahuawan3,312 people
- Jhari3,138 people
- Kalwan2,756 people
- Barki Sawo2,601 people
- Majhaulia2,485 people
- Rampur2,432 people
- Chitab Khurd2,333 people

[All 102 villages in Amas](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/amas/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Ekauna from Gaya?50 km by road
- What is the population of Ekauna?2,624 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ekauna in?Gaya district (Amas sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Ekauna?66.5% (Census 2011)