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

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Village · Raxaul, Purba Champaran 

# Ekderwa

Ekderwa is a village in Raxaul sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar, PIN code **845305**. The 2011 Census counted **2,061 people in 337 households**, the 30th largest of 41 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 49.8%.

- 2,061people (2011)
- 337households
- 46.3%literacy
- 845305PIN code

## Ekderwa PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Ekderwa is 845305.** Ekderwa falls in Raxaul sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar.

- PIN code845305
- Gram panchayatPantoka
- Community development blockRaxaul
- Census village code217477

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?

- Raxaul (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Motihari (district HQ)63 km by road
- Raxaul (nearest town)6 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Raxaul
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Raxaul
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 89% of the 178 hectares of village land is sown, and 101 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, 13 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ekderwa · ■ Raxaul rural average

Electricity for lighting ****13%**

**15%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**84%

Tap water ****3%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**34%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**95%

Use banking services ****11%**

**30%

Television ****7%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****13%**

**24%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Ekderwa?

■ Ekderwa · ■ Raxaul rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****46.3%**

**49.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****982**

**899

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1143**

**924

Working population ****39.9%**

**36.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 57.8% for men and 34.1% for women. 48% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 33 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 390 (47%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 108 (13%) · **■** Marginal 290 (35%)

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 Raxaul

- Khirichiya2,448 people
- Kauwadhangar2,266 people
- Sihpur2,216 people
- Semri2,215 people
- Siswaniyan1,986 people
- Dhangarhwa1,983 people
- GamhariYa Anand Sagar1,983 people
- Haraiya1,916 people

[All 43 villages in Raxaul](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/raxaul/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ekderwa?845305
- How far is Ekderwa from Motihari?63 km by road
- What is the population of Ekderwa?2,061 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ekderwa in?Purba Champaran district (Raxaul sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Ekderwa?46.3% (Census 2011)