# Ekarh Village, Nauhatta, Saharsa (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saharsa/nauhatta/ekarh/ Village · Nauhatta, Saharsa # Ekarh Ekarh is a village in Nauhatta sub-district of Saharsa district, Bihar, PIN code **852123**. The 2011 Census counted **3,505 people in 864 households**, the 14th largest of 54 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 51.0%. - 3,505people (2011) - 864households - 63.2%literacy - 852123PIN code ## Ekarh PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Ekarh is 852123.** Ekarh falls in Nauhatta sub-district, Saharsa district, Bihar. - PIN code852123 - Gram panchayatChandrain - Community development blockNauhatta - Census village code226285 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ekarh from nearby towns? - Nauhatta (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Saharsa (district HQ)31 km by road - Supaul (nearest town)26 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 Ekarh? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Ekarh; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Nauhatta - ○Degree college10+ km · Saharsa - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Saharsa - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 5 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 Ekarh known for? The main crops are **maize**. About 56% of the 754 hectares of village land is sown, and 225 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 Ekarh Of every 100 households in Ekarh in 2011, 1 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Ekarh · ■ Nauhatta rural average Electricity for lighting ****1%** **4% Toilet within the home ****6%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **87% Tap water ****23%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****46%** **44% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **97% Use banking services ****45%** **31% Television ****0%** **3% Mobile phone ****37%** **43% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****3%** **3% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **0% None of these assets ****53%** **42% 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 Ekarh? ■ Ekarh · ■ Nauhatta rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****63.2%** **51.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****893** **918 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****868** **953 Working population ****42.8%** **40.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.4% for men and 51.9% for women. 52% of men and 33% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 109 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 141 (9%) · **■** Household industry 26 (2%) · **■** Other work 188 (13%) · **■** Marginal 1,036 (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 Nauhatta - Kadli patti4,272 people - Barhara4,009 people - Naula3,958 people - Mojuaul3,698 people - Narainpur3,335 people - Mohanpur2,923 people - Lalpur2,763 people - Rasulpur2,649 people [All 55 villages in Nauhatta](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saharsa/nauhatta/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Ekarh?852123 - How far is Ekarh from Saharsa?31 km by road - What is the population of Ekarh?3,505 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ekarh in?Saharsa district (Nauhatta sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Ekarh?63.2% (Census 2011)