# Ekdarwa Village, Gaunaha, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar)

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Village · Gaunaha, Pashchim Champaran 

# Ekdarwa

Ekdarwa is a village in Gaunaha sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,096 people in 193 households**, the 76th largest of 156 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.9%.

- 1,096people (2011)
- 193households
- 61.1%literacy
- 867females per 1,000 males

## Ekdarwa PIN code and other codes

Ekdarwa falls in Gaunaha sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatDaraul
- Community development blockGaunaha
- Census village code216481

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

## How far is Ekdarwa from nearby towns?

- Gaunaha (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Bettiah (district HQ)54 km by road
- Ramnagar (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 Ekdarwa?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Narkatiaganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Narkatiaganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 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 Ekdarwa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 95% of the 208 hectares of village land is sown, and 191 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 Ekdarwa

Of every 100 households in Ekdarwa in 2011, 4 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ekdarwa · ■ Gaunaha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****67%**

**42%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****23%**

**38%

Television ****3%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****35%**

**24%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Ekdarwa?

■ Ekdarwa · ■ Gaunaha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.1%**

**58.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****867**

**922

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****898**

**959

Working population ****37.3%**

**41.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.4% for men and 50.4% for women. 48% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 3 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 230 (56%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 36 (9%) · **■** Marginal 138 (34%)

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 Gaunaha

- Ekwa1,120 people
- Serahwa1,118 people
- Serahwa1,108 people
- Parsa1,104 people
- Belwa1,095 people
- Bijaypur1,089 people
- Hardia1,084 people
- Salempur1,080 people

[All 168 villages in Gaunaha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/gaunaha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Ekdarwa from Bettiah?54 km by road
- What is the population of Ekdarwa?1,096 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ekdarwa in?Pashchim Champaran district (Gaunaha sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Ekdarwa?61.1% (Census 2011)