# Ekamba Village, Imamganj, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Imamganj, Gaya 

# Ekamba

Ekamba is a village in Imamganj sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,467 people in 245 households**, the 44th largest of 184 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.6%.

- 1,467people (2011)
- 245households
- 50.3%literacy
- 1,032females per 1,000 males

## Ekamba PIN code and other codes

Ekamba falls in Imamganj sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatJhikatiya Kalan
- Community development blockImamganj
- Census village code256031

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?

- Imamganj (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)68 km by road
- Sherghati (nearest town)34 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?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Ekamba; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sherghati
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sherghati
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 Ekamba known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and pulse**. About 93% of the 110 hectares of village land is sown, and 61 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, 5 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Ekamba · ■ Imamganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****5%**

**2%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**82%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**42%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**96%

Use banking services ****15%**

**34%

Television ****5%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**1%

None of these assets ****29%**

**34%

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 Ekamba?

■ Ekamba · ■ Imamganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.3%**

**59.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1032**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****946**

**991

Working population ****25.0%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.1% for men and 42.9% for women. 43% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 132 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 141 (38%) · **■** Household industry 8 (2%) · **■** Other work 59 (16%) · **■** Marginal 27 (7%)

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 Imamganj

- Belwar1,525 people
- Bahera1,522 people
- Basura1,521 people
- Panraria1,472 people
- Jamuna1,445 people
- Kunkarai1,441 people
- Naudiha1,407 people
- Kendua1,319 people

[All 195 villages in Imamganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/imamganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Ekamba from Gaya?68 km by road
- What is the population of Ekamba?1,467 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ekamba in?Gaya district (Imamganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Ekamba?50.3% (Census 2011)