# Erki Village, Mohanpur, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Mohanpur, Gaya 

# Erki

Erki is a village in Mohanpur sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,537 people in 378 households**, the 12th largest of 212 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.4%.

- 2,537people (2011)
- 378households
- 63.5%literacy
- 1,018females per 1,000 males

## Erki PIN code and other codes

Erki falls in Mohanpur sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatEarki
- Community development blockMohanpur
- Census village code257229

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

## How far is Erki from nearby towns?

- Mohanpur (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)26 km by road
- Bodhgaya (nearest town)14 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 Erki?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Erki; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gaya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

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 Erki known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 84% of the 253 hectares of village land is sown, and 163 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 Erki

Of every 100 households in Erki in 2011, 1 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Erki · ■ Mohanpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**90%

Tap water ****2%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****37%**

**16%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****41%**

**97%

Use banking services ****78%**

**40%

Television ****10%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****25%**

**35%

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 Erki?

■ Erki · ■ Mohanpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.5%**

**56.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1018**

**985

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****801**

**974

Working population ****43.3%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.3% for men and 49.8% for women. 44% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 769 (70%) · **■** Farm labourers 129 (12%) · **■** Household industry 16 (1%) · **■** Other work 87 (8%) · **■** Marginal 98 (9%)

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 Mohanpur

- Senduar3,271 people
- Dharhara3,138 people
- Bagula2,889 people
- Bumuar2,727 people
- Teswar2,526 people
- Amatari2,424 people
- Musar Sabda2,387 people
- Lai2,355 people

[All 231 villages in Mohanpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/mohanpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Erki from Gaya?26 km by road
- What is the population of Erki?2,537 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Erki in?Gaya district (Mohanpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Erki?63.5% (Census 2011)