# Ekhatha Village, Laukaha, Madhubani (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Laukaha, Madhubani 

# Ekhatha

Ekhatha is a village in Laukaha sub-district of Madhubani district, Bihar, PIN code **847229**. The 2011 Census counted **6,513 people in 1,353 households**, the 9th largest of 44 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.7%.

- 6,513people (2011)
- 1,353households
- 60.0%literacy
- 847229PIN code

## Ekhatha PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Ekhatha is 847229.** Ekhatha falls in Laukaha sub-district, Madhubani district, Bihar.

- PIN code847229
- Gram panchayatEkhatha
- Community development blockLaukaha
- Census village code219991

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

## How far is Ekhatha from nearby towns?

- Laukaha (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Madhubani (district HQ)52 km by road
- Madhubani (nearest town)52 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 Ekhatha?

21 services counted by the Census are inside Ekhatha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Karmeg
- ○Degree college10+ km · Donwari Hat
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Madhubani
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Ekhatha known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 53% of the 185 hectares of village land is sown, and 79 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 Ekhatha

Of every 100 households in Ekhatha in 2011, 17 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ekhatha · ■ Laukaha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****17%**

**15%

Toilet within the home ****34%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****66%**

**89%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****48%**

**35%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**94%

Use banking services ****34%**

**28%

Television ****10%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****23%**

**22%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Ekhatha?

■ Ekhatha · ■ Laukaha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.0%**

**57.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1010**

**957

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****947**

**952

Working population ****31.5%**

**44.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.3% for men and 52.8% for women. 45% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 406 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,136 (55%) · **■** Household industry 13 (1%) · **■** Other work 190 (9%) · **■** Marginal 308 (15%)

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 Laukaha

- Basdeopur10,761 people
- Birpur Barapatti Pindraun9,412 people
- Lalmunia Munhara9,245 people
- Siktiahi8,606 people
- Tengrar5,765 people
- Majhaura5,501 people
- Lahria4,412 people
- Jhanjhpatti Asa3,776 people

[All 47 villages in Laukaha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhubani/laukaha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ekhatha?847229
- How far is Ekhatha from Madhubani?52 km by road
- What is the population of Ekhatha?6,513 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ekhatha in?Madhubani district (Laukaha sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Ekhatha?60.0% (Census 2011)