# Ekariya Village, Konch, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Konch, Gaya 

# Ekariya

Ekariya is a village in Konch sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,039 people in 165 households**, the 76th largest of 127 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.8%.

- 1,039people (2011)
- 165households
- 81.7%literacy
- 924females per 1,000 males

## Ekariya PIN code and other codes

Ekariya falls in Konch sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKurmawa
- Community development blockKonch
- Census village code254670

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

## How far is Ekariya from nearby towns?

- Konch (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)40 km by road
- Tikari (nearest town)10 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 Ekariya?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Ekariya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn 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 · Konch
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tekari
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)1 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 Ekariya known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 95% of the 279 hectares of village land is sown, and 257 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 Ekariya

Of every 100 households in Ekariya in 2011, 0 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ekariya · ■ Konch rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****76%**

**57%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**94%

Use banking services ****45%**

**47%

Television ****5%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

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

**25%

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 Ekariya?

■ Ekariya · ■ Konch rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.7%**

**67.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****924**

**918

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**943

Working population ****39.7%**

**37.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.6% for men and 69.7% for women. 52% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 22 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 36 (9%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 29 (7%) · **■** Marginal 324 (78%)

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 Konch

- Nasirpur1,108 people
- Tankuppa1,104 people
- Marhuka1,058 people
- Dihuri1,055 people
- Dadreji1,032 people
- Pardhana1,013 people
- Yahiyapur988 people
- Khatnahi980 people

[All 141 villages in Konch](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/konch/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Ekariya from Gaya?40 km by road
- What is the population of Ekariya?1,039 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ekariya in?Gaya district (Konch sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Ekariya?81.7% (Census 2011)