# Banpura Village, Ekma, Saran (Bihar) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Ekma, Saran 

# Banpura

Banpura is a village in Ekma sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **5,265 people in 856 households**, the 6th largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.0%.

- 5,265people (2011)
- 856households
- 74.8%literacy
- 1,079females per 1,000 males

## Banpura PIN code and other codes

Banpura falls in Ekma sub-district, Saran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBanpura
- Community development blockEkma
- Census village code233268

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

## How far is Banpura from nearby towns?

- Ekma (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Chhapra (district HQ)42 km by road
- Chapra (nearest town)40 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 Banpura?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Banpura; 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
- ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dhurapali
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Maraurah
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 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 Banpura known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 37% of the 505 hectares of village land is sown, and 155 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 Banpura

Of every 100 households in Banpura in 2011, 1 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Banpura · ■ Ekma rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****44%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****56%**

**78%

Tap water ****2%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****77%**

**68%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**93%

Use banking services ****69%**

**68%

Television ****26%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****12%**

**15%

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 Banpura?

■ Banpura · ■ Ekma rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.8%**

**71.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1079**

**986

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****973**

**925

Working population ****18.0%**

**23.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.1% for men and 64.5% for women. 32% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 370 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 74 (8%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 134 (14%) · **■** Marginal 362 (38%)

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

- Ekma13,175 people
- Bharhopur8,878 people
- Asahni7,895 people
- Rasulpur7,740 people
- Atarsan5,197 people
- hansrajpur5,070 people
- Mani4,979 people
- Pachua4,892 people

[All 93 villages in Ekma](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/ekma/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Banpura from Chhapra?42 km by road
- What is the population of Banpura?5,265 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Banpura in?Saran district (Ekma sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Banpura?74.8% (Census 2011)