# Eksara Village, Ben, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Ben, Nalanda 

# Eksara

Eksara is a village in Ben sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,965 people in 806 households**, the 4th largest of 32 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.6%.

- 4,965people (2011)
- 806households
- 69.8%literacy
- 944females per 1,000 males

## Eksara PIN code and other codes

Eksara falls in Ben sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatEksara
- Community development blockBen
- Census village code244994

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

## How far is Eksara from nearby towns?

- Ben (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Biharsharif (district HQ)10 km by road
- Biharsharif (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 Eksara?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Eksara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 4 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Islampur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Islampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Biharsharif
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 7 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 Eksara known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 75% of the 568 hectares of village land is sown, and 344 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 Eksara

Of every 100 households in Eksara in 2011, 7 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Eksara · ■ Ben rural average

Electricity for lighting ****7%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**80%

Tap water ****2%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****46%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****28%**

**38%

Television ****11%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****27%**

**44%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Eksara?

■ Eksara · ■ Ben rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.8%**

**64.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****944**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****998**

**946

Working population ****50.7%**

**40.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.1% for men and 59.7% for women. 50% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 480 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 538 (21%) · **■** Household industry 288 (11%) · **■** Other work 768 (31%) · **■** Marginal 443 (18%)

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 Ben

- Maijra7,824 people
- Ben6,525 people
- At5,605 people
- Khaira4,709 people
- Arawan4,622 people
- Nohsa4,135 people
- Akauna3,393 people

[All 32 villages in Ben](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/ben/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Eksara from Biharsharif?10 km by road
- What is the population of Eksara?4,965 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Eksara in?Nalanda district (Ben sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Eksara?69.8% (Census 2011)