# Ekatal Village, Pusour, Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Pusour, Raigarh 

# Ekatal

Ekatal is a village in Pusour sub-district of Raigarh district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **496440**. The 2011 Census counted **1,084 people in 271 households**, the 46th largest of 147 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%.

- 1,084people (2011)
- 271households
- 77.5%literacy
- 496440PIN code

## Ekatal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Ekatal is 496440.** Ekatal falls in Pusour sub-district, Raigarh district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code496440
- Gram panchayatEkatal
- Community development blockPusaur
- Census village code435062

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

## How far is Ekatal from nearby towns?

- Pusaur (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Raigarh (district HQ)20 km by road
- Pusaur (nearest town)12 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 Ekatal?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Regalpali
- ○Degree college10+ km · Raigarh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Garh Umariya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 4 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 Ekatal known for?

The main crops are **paddy, sunflower and wheat**. Products made here include idol making and handi crafts. About 64% of the 412 hectares of village land is sown, and 89 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 Ekatal

Of every 100 households in Ekatal in 2011, 81 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ekatal · ■ Pusour rural average

Electricity for lighting ****81%**

**86%

Toilet within the home ****42%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****58%**

**85%

Tap water ****11%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**7%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**98%

Use banking services ****48%**

**31%

Television ****24%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**19%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****27%**

**24%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Ekatal?

■ Ekatal · ■ Pusour rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.5%**

**79.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****957**

**990

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****878**

**910

Working population ****46.3%**

**45.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.1% for men and 66.5% for women. 58% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 98 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 110 (22%) · **■** Household industry 113 (23%) · **■** Other work 28 (6%) · **■** Marginal 153 (30%)

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 Pusour

- Turanga1,100 people
- Basanpali1,098 people
- Tilagi1,095 people
- Tarda1,090 people
- Jharmuda1,049 people
- Nandeli1,045 people
- Jhalmala1,018 people
- Taparada1,009 people

[All 147 villages in Pusour](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/raigarh/pusour/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ekatal?496440
- How far is Ekatal from Raigarh?20 km by road
- What is the population of Ekatal?1,084 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ekatal in?Raigarh district (Pusour sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Ekatal?77.5% (Census 2011)