# Ekma Village, Rajnagar, Madhubani (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Rajnagar, Madhubani 

# Ekma

Ekma is a village in Rajnagar sub-district of Madhubani district, Bihar, PIN code **847235**. The 2011 Census counted **2,021 people in 523 households**, the 30th largest of 62 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.6%.

- 2,021people (2011)
- 523households
- 52.8%literacy
- 847235PIN code

## Ekma PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Ekma is 847235.** Ekma falls in Rajnagar sub-district, Madhubani district, Bihar.

- PIN code847235
- Gram panchayatEkma
- Community development blockRajnagar
- Census village code220620

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

## How far is Ekma from nearby towns?

- Rajnagar (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Madhubani (district HQ)21 km by road
- Madhubani (nearest town)21 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 Ekma?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Ekma; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Mangarawani
- ○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
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 2 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 Ekma known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 67% of the 117 hectares of village land is sown, and 17 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 Ekma

Of every 100 households in Ekma in 2011, 9 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ekma · ■ Rajnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****9%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**77%

Tap water ****3%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**36%

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

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**89%

Use banking services ****49%**

**44%

Television ****6%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****45%**

**26%

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 Ekma?

■ Ekma · ■ Rajnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.8%**

**59.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****919**

**931

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****855**

**931

Working population ****27.5%**

**32.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.0% for men and 39.8% for women. 46% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 27 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 119 (21%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 39 (7%) · **■** Marginal 368 (66%)

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 Rajnagar

- Singiaun2,607 people
- Lala pur2,446 people
- Barhara2,383 people
- Mirzapur2,287 people
- Andipatti1,887 people
- Az Rakbe Simri1,853 people
- Meran1,760 people
- Barhara1,630 people

[All 63 villages in Rajnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhubani/rajnagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ekma?847235
- How far is Ekma from Madhubani?21 km by road
- What is the population of Ekma?2,021 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ekma in?Madhubani district (Rajnagar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Ekma?52.8% (Census 2011)
