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

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Village · Ekma, Saran 

# Dewpura

Dewpura is a village in Ekma sub-district of Saran district, Bihar, PIN code **841212**. The 2011 Census counted **2,473 people in 422 households**, the 25th largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.0%.

- 2,473people (2011)
- 422households
- 70.9%literacy
- 841212PIN code

## Dewpura PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dewpura is 841212.** Dewpura falls in Ekma sub-district, Saran district, Bihar.

- PIN code841212
- Gram panchayatDevpura
- Community development blockEkma
- Census village code233251

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

## How far is Dewpura from nearby towns?

- Ekma (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Chhapra (district HQ)45 km by road
- Chapra (nearest town)41 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 Dewpura?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Dewpura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dhurapli
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ekma
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Maraurah
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 3 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 Dewpura known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 65% of the 282 hectares of village land is sown, and 118 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 Dewpura

Of every 100 households in Dewpura in 2011, 4 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Dewpura · ■ Ekma rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****67%**

**68%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**93%

Use banking services ****77%**

**68%

Television ****11%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**12%

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

**2%

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

**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 Dewpura?

■ Dewpura · ■ Ekma rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.9%**

**71.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1056**

**986

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****872**

**925

Working population ****25.8%**

**23.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.2% for men and 61.5% for women. 38% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 97 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 267 (42%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 24 (4%) · **■** Marginal 246 (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

- Kosari2,771 people
- Chan Chaura2,741 people
- Ghaziapur2,573 people
- Rith2,487 people
- Eksar2,423 people
- Amdarhi2,320 people
- Bal2,278 people
- Rajapur2,252 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dewpura?841212
- How far is Dewpura from Chhapra?45 km by road
- What is the population of Dewpura?2,473 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dewpura in?Saran district (Ekma sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Dewpura?70.9% (Census 2011)