# Ekalva Village, Harij, Patan (Gujarat) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Harij, Patan 

# Ekalva

Ekalva is a village in Harij sub-district of Patan district, Gujarat, PIN code **384240**. The 2011 Census counted **2,142 people in 418 households**, the 15th largest of 39 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.4%.

- 2,142people (2011)
- 418households
- 62.1%literacy
- 384240PIN code

## Ekalva PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Ekalva is 384240.** Ekalva falls in Harij sub-district, Patan district, Gujarat.

- PIN code384240
- Gram panchayatEkalva
- Community development blockHarij
- Census village code508946

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

## How far is Ekalva from nearby towns?

- Harij (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Patan (district HQ)44 km by road
- Harij (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 Ekalva?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Ekalva; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Harij
- ○Degree college10+ km · Patan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Harij
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Ekalva known for?

The main crops are **pearlmillet/bajra, cotton and wheat**. About 90% of the 1,360 hectares of village land is sown, and 613 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 Ekalva

Of every 100 households in Ekalva in 2011, 68 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ekalva · ■ Harij rural average

Electricity for lighting ****68%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**74%

Tap water ****3%**

**81%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**42%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**95%

Use banking services ****30%**

**44%

Television ****22%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****45%**

**35%

Own their home ****97%**

**96%

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 Ekalva?

■ Ekalva · ■ Harij rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.1%**

**64.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1028**

**928

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****993**

**911

Working population ****33.3%**

**47.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.9% for men and 51.5% for women. 58% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 206 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 309 (43%) · **■** Other work 37 (5%) · **■** Marginal 162 (23%)

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 Harij

- Vansa2,458 people
- Sankra2,411 people
- Sarval2,178 people
- Ravindra2,171 people
- Tamboliya2,041 people
- Nana2,019 people
- Vejavada1,856 people
- Kureja1,803 people

[All 39 villages in Harij](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/patan/harij/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ekalva?384240
- How far is Ekalva from Patan?44 km by road
- What is the population of Ekalva?2,142 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ekalva in?Patan district (Harij sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Ekalva?62.1% (Census 2011)
