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

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Village · Ekma, Saran 

# Ghaziapur

Ghaziapur is a village in Ekma sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,573 people in 354 households**, the 23rd largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.0%.

- 2,573people (2011)
- 354households
- 65.6%literacy
- 900females per 1,000 males

## Ghaziapur PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatEksar
- Community development blockEkma
- Census village code233313

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

## How far is Ghaziapur from nearby towns?

- Ekma (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Chhapra (district HQ)35 km by road
- Chapra (nearest town)36 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 Ghaziapur?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Ghaziapur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Parsagarh
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Ekma
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Maraurah
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

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

The main crops are **paddy**. About 56% of the 127 hectares of village land is sown, and 70 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 Ghaziapur

Of every 100 households in Ghaziapur in 2011, 7 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ghaziapur · ■ Ekma rural average

Electricity for lighting ****7%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**78%

Tap water ****4%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****68%**

**68%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**93%

Use banking services ****64%**

**68%

Television ****13%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**12%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****11%**

**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 Ghaziapur?

■ Ghaziapur · ■ Ekma rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.6%**

**71.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****900**

**986

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****882**

**925

Working population ****24.0%**

**23.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.6% for men and 55.6% for women. 44% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 126 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 30 (5%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 116 (19%) · **■** Marginal 343 (56%)

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

- Bhodsa2,941 people
- Benaut2,776 people
- Kosari2,771 people
- Chan Chaura2,741 people
- Rith2,487 people
- Dewpura2,473 people
- Eksar2,423 people
- Amdarhi2,320 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Ghaziapur from Chhapra?35 km by road
- What is the population of Ghaziapur?2,573 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghaziapur in?Saran district (Ekma sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Ghaziapur?65.6% (Census 2011)