# Ekauna Village, Punpun, Patna (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Punpun, Patna 

# Ekauna

Ekauna is a village in Punpun sub-district of Patna district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,639 people in 456 households**, the 13th largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.5%.

- 2,639people (2011)
- 456households
- 75.8%literacy
- 872females per 1,000 males

## Ekauna PIN code and other codes

Ekauna falls in Punpun sub-district, Patna district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatAkauna
- Community development blockPunpun
- Census village code246100

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

## How far is Ekauna from nearby towns?

- Punpun (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Patna (district HQ)22 km by road
- Patna (nearest town)22 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 Ekauna?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Ekauna; 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
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Patna
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Patna
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)5 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 Ekauna known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 66% of the 215 hectares of village land is sown, and 61 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 Ekauna

Of every 100 households in Ekauna in 2011, 30 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Ekauna · ■ Punpun rural average

Electricity for lighting ****30%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****40%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****59%**

**80%

Tap water ****4%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****60%**

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**93%

Use banking services ****51%**

**46%

Television ****39%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****28%**

**35%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Ekauna?

■ Ekauna · ■ Punpun rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.8%**

**62.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****872**

**921

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****801**

**955

Working population ****35.5%**

**38.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.3% for men and 65.1% for women. 53% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 157 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 109 (12%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 267 (29%) · **■** Marginal 401 (43%)

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 Punpun

- Panwar3,761 people
- Zahidpur3,733 people
- Parthu3,491 people
- Behrawan3,174 people
- Basuhar2,207 people
- Sirpalpur2,104 people
- Pakri2,083 people
- Alawalpur1,879 people

[All 85 villages in Punpun](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/punpun/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Ekauna from Patna?22 km by road
- What is the population of Ekauna?2,639 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ekauna in?Patna district (Punpun sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Ekauna?75.8% (Census 2011)