# Ekauna Village, Mansahi, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Mansahi, Katihar 

# Ekauna

Ekauna is a village in Mansahi sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,886 people in 590 households**, the 13th largest of 26 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 53.5%.

- 2,886people (2011)
- 590households
- 59.3%literacy
- 921females per 1,000 males

## Ekauna PIN code and other codes

Ekauna falls in Mansahi sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKuraitha
- Community development blockMansahi
- Census village code225518

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?

- Mansahi (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)10 km by road
- Katihar (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 Ekauna?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Ghasi Tola
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Pachbarga
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 5 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 Ekauna known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 34% of the 367 hectares of village land is sown, and 24 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, 7 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ekauna · ■ Mansahi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****7%**

**5%

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

**10%

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

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**0%

Drinking water within premises ****60%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**97%

Use banking services ****55%**

**35%

Television ****7%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****43%**

**36%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 · ■ Mansahi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.3%**

**53.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****921**

**925

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****971**

**967

Working population ****38.7%**

**33.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.1% for men and 49.6% for women. 50% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 466 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 168 (15%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 37 (3%) · **■** Marginal 444 (40%)

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 Mansahi

- Kuraitha4,265 people
- Rampur Santola3,931 people
- Mansh Hahi3,499 people
- Phulahra3,189 people
- Basantpur2,780 people
- Raghuni Chak2,686 people
- Maira2,529 people
- Chakband1,491 people

[All 26 villages in Mansahi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/mansahi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Ekauna from Katihar?10 km by road
- What is the population of Ekauna?2,886 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ekauna in?Katihar district (Mansahi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Ekauna?59.3% (Census 2011)