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

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Village · Ekma, Saran 

# Eksar

Eksar is a village in Ekma sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,423 people in 357 households**, the 26th largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.0%.

- 2,423people (2011)
- 357households
- 77.6%literacy
- 923females per 1,000 males

## Eksar PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatEksar
- Community development blockEkma
- Census village code233309

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

## How far is Eksar from nearby towns?

- Ekma (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Chhapra (district HQ)40 km by road
- Chapra (nearest town)47 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 Eksar?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Eksar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle 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
- ●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
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 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)2 h summer · 2 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 Eksar known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 89% of the 164 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 Eksar

Of every 100 households in Eksar in 2011, 4 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Eksar · ■ Ekma rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****54%**

**78%

Tap water ****6%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****59%**

**68%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**93%

Use banking services ****58%**

**68%

Television ****7%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**12%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****25%**

**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 Eksar?

■ Eksar · ■ Ekma rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.6%**

**71.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****923**

**986

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1161**

**925

Working population ****24.4%**

**23.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.2% for men and 65.6% for women. 45% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 109 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 69 (12%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 47 (8%) · **■** Marginal 361 (61%)

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

- Chan Chaura2,741 people
- Ghaziapur2,573 people
- Rith2,487 people
- Dewpura2,473 people
- Amdarhi2,320 people
- Bal2,278 people
- Rajapur2,252 people
- Ekari2,188 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Eksar from Chhapra?40 km by road
- What is the population of Eksar?2,423 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Eksar in?Saran district (Ekma sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Eksar?77.6% (Census 2011)