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

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Village · Ekma, Saran 

# Ekari

Ekari is a village in Ekma sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,188 people in 323 households**, the 30th largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.0%.

- 2,188people (2011)
- 323households
- 72.4%literacy
- 1,002females per 1,000 males

## Ekari PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatHansrajpur
- Community development blockEkma
- Census village code233338

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

## How far is Ekari from nearby towns?

- Ekma (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Chhapra (district HQ)30 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 Ekari?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Ekari; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Ekma
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Daudpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Maraurah
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- 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 Ekari known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 59% of the 116 hectares of village land is sown, and 61 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 Ekari

Of every 100 households in Ekari in 2011, 17 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ekari · ■ Ekma rural average

Electricity for lighting ****17%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****56%**

**68%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**93%

Use banking services ****46%**

**68%

Television ****21%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**12%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****18%**

**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 Ekari?

■ Ekari · ■ Ekma rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.4%**

**71.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1002**

**986

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****901**

**925

Working population ****21.4%**

**23.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.4% for men and 60.7% for women. 41% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 95 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (1%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 121 (26%) · **■** Marginal 247 (53%)

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

- Eksar2,423 people
- Amdarhi2,320 people
- Bal2,278 people
- Rajapur2,252 people
- Jamanpura2,172 people
- Banpura2,136 people
- Baliya1,952 people
- Bedupur1,890 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Ekari from Chhapra?30 km by road
- What is the population of Ekari?2,188 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ekari in?Saran district (Ekma sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Ekari?72.4% (Census 2011)