# 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 **2,136 people in 345 households**, the 32nd largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.0%.

- 2,136people (2011)
- 345households
- 73.7%literacy
- 954females per 1,000 males

## Banpura PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatChanchaura
- Community development blockEkma
- Census village code233307

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)8 km by road
- Chhapra (district HQ)40 km by road
- Chapra (nearest town)45 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?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Banpura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ekma
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Ekma
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Maraurah
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds

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 91% of the 140 hectares of village land is sown, and 120 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, 2 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Banpura · ■ Ekma rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**78%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****78%**

**68%

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

**6%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****59%**

**68%

Television ****6%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**12%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****14%**

**15%

Own their home ****98%**

**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+) ****73.7%**

**71.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****954**

**986

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****857**

**925

Working population ****21.8%**

**23.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.9% for men and 64.3% for women. 41% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 44 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 50 (11%) · **■** Marginal 366 (79%)

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

- Bal2,278 people
- Rajapur2,252 people
- Ekari2,188 people
- Jamanpura2,172 people
- Baliya1,952 people
- Bedupur1,890 people
- Telia Dih1,799 people
- Laguni1,781 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Banpura from Chhapra?40 km by road
- What is the population of Banpura?2,136 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Banpura in?Saran district (Ekma sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Banpura?73.7% (Census 2011)