# Hakam Village, Ekma, Saran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/ekma/hakam/ Village · Ekma, Saran # Hakam Hakam is a village in Ekma sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,277 people in 230 households**, the 56th largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.0%. - 1,277people (2011) - 230households - 73.9%literacy - 971females per 1,000 males ## Hakam PIN code and other codes Hakam falls in Ekma sub-district, Saran district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatBharhopur - Community development blockEkma - Census village code233339 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Hakam from nearby towns? - Ekma (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Chhapra (district HQ)30 km by road - Chapra (nearest town)30 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 Hakam? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Hakam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●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 · Ekma - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Maraurah - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 1 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 Hakam known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 49% of the 85 hectares of village land is sown, and 27 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 Hakam Of every 100 households in Hakam in 2011, 2 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Hakam · ■ Ekma rural average Electricity for lighting ****2%** **8% Toilet within the home ****23%** **21% No toilet (open defecation) ****77%** **78% Tap water ****0%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****70%** **68% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **93% Use banking services ****83%** **68% Television ****22%** **15% Mobile phone ****82%** **68% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****16%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **2% None of these assets ****3%** **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 Hakam? ■ Hakam · ■ Ekma rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.9%** **71.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****971** **986 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****849** **925 Working population ****25.2%** **23.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.1% for men and 63.6% for women. 40% of men and 10% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 75 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (2%) · **■** Household industry 8 (2%) · **■** Other work 12 (4%) · **■** Marginal 220 (68%) 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 - Sobhan Chhapra1,348 people - Chhapia1,314 people - Lauwari1,307 people - Betuania1,293 people - Tarwania1,210 people - Chapraithi1,209 people - Basantpur1,192 people - Rampur1,183 people [All 93 villages in Ekma](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/ekma/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Hakam from Chhapra?30 km by road - What is the population of Hakam?1,277 (Census 2011) - Which district is Hakam in?Saran district (Ekma sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Hakam?73.9% (Census 2011)