# Atarsan Village, Ekma, Saran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/ekma/atarsan/ Village · Ekma, Saran # Atarsan Atarsan is a village in Ekma sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **5,197 people in 728 households**, the 7th largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.0%. - 5,197people (2011) - 728households - 75.0%literacy - 975females per 1,000 males ## Atarsan PIN code and other codes Atarsan falls in Ekma sub-district, Saran district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatAtarsan - Community development blockEkma - Census village code233255 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Atarsan from nearby towns? - Ekma (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Chhapra (district HQ)40 km by road - Siwan (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 Atarsan? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Atarsan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Ekma - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Maraurah - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 1 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 Atarsan known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 38% of the 465 hectares of village land is sown, and 140 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 Atarsan Of every 100 households in Atarsan in 2011, 1 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Atarsan · ■ Ekma rural average Electricity for lighting ****1%** **8% Toilet within the home ****13%** **21% No toilet (open defecation) ****85%** **78% Tap water ****10%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****72%** **68% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **93% Use banking services ****74%** **68% Television ****20%** **15% Mobile phone ****75%** **68% Computer with internet ****2%** **0% Two-wheeler ****23%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****8%** **15% Own their home ****99%** **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 Atarsan? ■ Atarsan · ■ Ekma rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.0%** **71.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****975** **986 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****877** **925 Working population ****15.7%** **23.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.7% for men and 62.0% for women. 30% of men and 1% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 311 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 11 (1%) · **■** Household industry 32 (4%) · **■** Other work 80 (10%) · **■** Marginal 381 (47%) 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 Ekma - Bharhopur8,878 people - Asahni7,895 people - Rasulpur7,740 people - Banpura5,265 people - hansrajpur5,070 people - Mani4,979 people - Pachua4,892 people - Nautan3,938 people [All 93 villages in Ekma](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/ekma/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Atarsan from Chhapra?40 km by road - What is the population of Atarsan?5,197 (Census 2011) - Which district is Atarsan in?Saran district (Ekma sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Atarsan?75.0% (Census 2011)