# Ekwalia Village, Baruraj, Muzaffarpur (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Baruraj, Muzaffarpur 

# Ekwalia

Ekwalia is a village in Baruraj sub-district of Muzaffarpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **339 people in 63 households**, the 125th largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.4%.

- 339people (2011)
- 63households
- 84.4%literacy
- 687females per 1,000 males

## Ekwalia PIN code and other codes

Ekwalia falls in Baruraj sub-district, Muzaffarpur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatPagahiyan
- Community development blockBaruraj
- Census village code228182

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

## How far is Ekwalia from nearby towns?

- Baruraj (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Muzaffarpur (district HQ)42 km by road
- Motipur (nearest town)12 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 Ekwalia?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Ekwalia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Pagahia
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Motipur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Motipir
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Muzaffarpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Ekwalia known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 74% of the 55 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 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 Ekwalia

Of every 100 households in Ekwalia in 2011, 0 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ekwalia · ■ Baruraj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**80%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****52%**

**50%

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

**3%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****52%**

**44%

Television ****5%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****11%**

**17%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Ekwalia?

■ Ekwalia · ■ Baruraj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.4%**

**61.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****687**

**899

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****452**

**926

Working population ****34.5%**

**32.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.5% for men and 71.8% for women. 55% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 9 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 79 (68%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 17 (15%) · **■** Marginal 11 (9%)

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 Baruraj

- Tola Banjaria421 people
- Bishunpur Dharam408 people
- Bulbulwa urf Chhapra Chintaman408 people
- Narayanpur Kusai391 people
- Korra337 people
- Babhraulia214 people
- Madarpur157 people
- Chhapra Tulsi120 people

[All 129 villages in Baruraj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/muzaffarpur/baruraj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Ekwalia from Muzaffarpur?42 km by road
- What is the population of Ekwalia?339 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ekwalia in?Muzaffarpur district (Baruraj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Ekwalia?84.4% (Census 2011)