# Ekamba Village, Korha, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Korha, Katihar 

# Ekamba

Ekamba is a village in Korha sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,694 people in 342 households**, the 54th largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 50.2%.

- 1,694people (2011)
- 342households
- 71.2%literacy
- 912females per 1,000 males

## Ekamba PIN code and other codes

Ekamba falls in Korha sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBansgaraha
- Community development blockKorha
- Census village code224352

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?

- Korha (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)23 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)23 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Korha
- ○Degree college10+ km · Katihar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 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 Ekamba known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 88% of the 254 hectares of village land is sown, and 147 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, 0 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ekamba · ■ Korha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**10%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**86%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**47%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****18%**

**32%

Television ****4%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****58%**

**34%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 · ■ Korha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.2%**

**50.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****912**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****942**

**979

Working population ****42.3%**

**33.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.2% for men and 58.0% for women. 43% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 16 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 637 (89%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 25 (3%) · **■** Marginal 37 (5%)

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 Korha

- Naraenpur1,877 people
- Lalia1,858 people
- Parmanpur1,819 people
- Bishunpur1,707 people
- Ramaili1,520 people
- Hariabhir1,388 people
- Nawabganj1,371 people
- Pachma Milik1,250 people

[All 84 villages in Korha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/korha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Ekamba from Katihar?23 km by road
- What is the population of Ekamba?1,694 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ekamba in?Katihar district (Korha sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Ekamba?71.2% (Census 2011)