# Ekderwa Village, Paharpur, Purba Champaran (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Paharpur, Purba Champaran 

# Ekderwa

Ekderwa is a village in Paharpur sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,648 people in 284 households**, the 33rd largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.3%.

- 1,648people (2011)
- 284households
- 48.5%literacy
- 899females per 1,000 males

## Ekderwa PIN code and other codes

Ekderwa falls in Paharpur sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSonwal
- Community development blockPaharpur
- Census village code218090

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

## How far is Ekderwa from nearby towns?

- Paharpur (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Motihari (district HQ)44 km by road
- Areraj (nearest town)15 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 Ekderwa?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Ekderwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Paharpur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Are Raj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ 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 Ekderwa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 93% of the 140 hectares of village land is sown, and 106 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 Ekderwa

Of every 100 households in Ekderwa in 2011, 0 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ekderwa · ■ Paharpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**3%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**83%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****39%**

**49%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**98%

Use banking services ****22%**

**44%

Television ****4%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**8%

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

**2%

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

**13%

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 Ekderwa?

■ Ekderwa · ■ Paharpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.5%**

**56.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****899**

**908

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****913**

**935

Working population ****31.5%**

**36.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.1% for men and 36.7% for women. 49% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 48 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 79 (15%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 28 (5%) · **■** Marginal 360 (69%)

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 Paharpur

- Raghunathpur1,807 people
- Dudhiawa1,707 people
- Amwa1,672 people
- Inglish1,661 people
- Panditpururf Bandarhelwa1,618 people
- Tikuliya1,616 people
- Bhanja Chhapra1,540 people
- Bharwaliya1,485 people

[All 57 villages in Paharpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/paharpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Ekderwa from Motihari?44 km by road
- What is the population of Ekderwa?1,648 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ekderwa in?Purba Champaran district (Paharpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Ekderwa?48.5% (Census 2011)