# Ekhara Village, Ghoghardiha, Madhubani (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Ghoghardiha, Madhubani 

# Ekhara

Ekhara is a village in Ghoghardiha sub-district of Madhubani district, Bihar, PIN code **847402**. The 2011 Census counted **1,849 people in 299 households**, the 33rd largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.1%.

- 1,849people (2011)
- 299households
- 61.3%literacy
- 847402PIN code

## Ekhara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Ekhara is 847402.** Ekhara falls in Ghoghardiha sub-district, Madhubani district, Bihar.

- PIN code847402
- Gram panchayatEkhara
- Community development blockGhoghardiha
- Census village code220752

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

## How far is Ekhara from nearby towns?

- Ghoghardiha (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Madhubani (district HQ)55 km by road
- Ghoghardiha (nearest town)20 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 Ekhara?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Ekhara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Barahampur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Madhubani
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Madhubani
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- 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 Ekhara known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 81% of the 99 hectares of village land is sown, and 10 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 Ekhara

Of every 100 households in Ekhara in 2011, 2 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 94 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ekhara · ■ Ghoghardiha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**9%

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

**12%

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

**87%

Tap water ****2%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**53%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**96%

Use banking services ****50%**

**45%

Television ****12%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****94%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****1%**

**28%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Ekhara?

■ Ekhara · ■ Ghoghardiha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.3%**

**58.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1001**

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****957**

**952

Working population ****49.4%**

**43.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.3% for men and 43.5% for women. 49% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 175 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 116 (13%) · **■** Household industry 18 (2%) · **■** Other work 48 (5%) · **■** Marginal 557 (61%)

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 Ghoghardiha

- Sahorwa2,063 people
- Rajuahi1,984 people
- Mahadewa1,966 people
- Tilat1,896 people
- Dhabghat1,689 people
- Alola1,636 people
- Biraul1,619 people
- Az Rakbe Sudai1,459 people

[All 49 villages in Ghoghardiha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhubani/ghoghardiha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ekhara?847402
- How far is Ekhara from Madhubani?55 km by road
- What is the population of Ekhara?1,849 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ekhara in?Madhubani district (Ghoghardiha sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Ekhara?61.3% (Census 2011)