# Ekamba Village, Jalalgarh, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/jalalgarh/ekamba/ Village · Jalalgarh, Purnia # Ekamba Ekamba is a village in Jalalgarh sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar, PIN code **854327**. The 2011 Census counted **10,530 people in 2,342 households**, the 1st largest of 46 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 47.2%. - 10,530people (2011) - 2,342households - 44.6%literacy - 854327PIN code ## Ekamba PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Ekamba is 854327.** Ekamba falls in Jalalgarh sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar. - PIN code854327 - Gram panchayatEkamba - Community development blockJalalgarh - Census village code223664 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ekamba from nearby towns? - Jalalgarh (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Purnia (district HQ)26 km by road - Kasba (nearest town)16 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 Ekamba? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Ekamba; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●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 - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Jalalgarh - ○Degree college10+ km · Kasba - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps - Electricity (2011)10 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 Ekamba known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 82% of the 903 hectares of village land is sown, and 737 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 Ekamba Of every 100 households in Ekamba in 2011, 0 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Ekamba · ■ Jalalgarh rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **11% Toilet within the home ****6%** **7% No toilet (open defecation) ****93%** **92% Tap water ****1%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****27%** **51% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **98% Use banking services ****26%** **29% Television ****5%** **9% Mobile phone ****43%** **39% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****4%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****32%** **34% Own their home ****100%** **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 Ekamba? ■ Ekamba · ■ Jalalgarh rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****44.6%** **47.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****901** **932 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****952** **950 Working population ****32.6%** **34.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 51.4% for men and 37.0% for women. 47% of men and 16% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 652 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 2,117 (62%) · **■** Household industry 80 (2%) · **■** Other work 146 (4%) · **■** Marginal 436 (13%) 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 Jalalgarh - Jalalgarh7,585 people - Dimia7,185 people - Begampur5,442 people - Bharaili5,372 people [All 47 villages in Jalalgarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/jalalgarh/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Ekamba?854327 - How far is Ekamba from Purnia?26 km by road - What is the population of Ekamba?10,530 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ekamba in?Purnia district (Jalalgarh sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Ekamba?44.6% (Census 2011)