# Ekwari Village, Guthani, Siwan (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Guthani, Siwan 

# Ekwari

Ekwari is a village in Guthani sub-district of Siwan district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **613 people in 83 households**, the 72nd largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.0%.

- 613people (2011)
- 83households
- 75.6%literacy
- 1,078females per 1,000 males

## Ekwari PIN code and other codes

Ekwari falls in Guthani sub-district, Siwan district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBiswar
- Community development blockGuthani
- Census village code232199

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

## How far is Ekwari from nearby towns?

- Guthani (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Siwan (district HQ)25 km by road
- Mairwa (nearest town)5 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 Ekwari?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Ekwari; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bhairawa
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Bhairawa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hathua
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Ekwari known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 93% of the 32 hectares of village land is sown, and 20 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 Ekwari

Of every 100 households in Ekwari in 2011, 1 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ekwari · ■ Guthani rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**83%

Tap water ****1%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****31%**

**60%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**93%

Use banking services ****41%**

**72%

Television ****7%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**12%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****19%**

**11%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Ekwari?

■ Ekwari · ■ Guthani rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.6%**

**71.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1078**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1295**

**940

Working population ****55.3%**

**25.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.9% for men and 68.6% for women. 56% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 58 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 133 (39%) · **■** Household industry 7 (2%) · **■** Other work 111 (33%) · **■** Marginal 30 (9%)

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 Guthani

- Kaleyani640 people
- Bishunpura627 people
- Sarphora627 people
- Bahelia619 people
- Kunresar610 people
- Pachnerui578 people
- Talidal Chand574 people
- Karamdaha556 people

[All 105 villages in Guthani](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/siwan/guthani/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Ekwari from Siwan?25 km by road
- What is the population of Ekwari?613 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ekwari in?Siwan district (Guthani sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Ekwari?75.6% (Census 2011)