# Ekamba Village, Kanke, Ranchi (Jharkhand) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Kanke, Ranchi 

# Ekamba

Ekamba is a village in Kanke sub-district of Ranchi district, Jharkhand, PIN code **834006**. The 2011 Census counted **356 people in 74 households**, the 99th largest of 103 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.8%.

- 356people (2011)
- 74households
- 69.6%literacy
- 834006PIN code

## Ekamba PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Ekamba is 834006.** Ekamba falls in Kanke sub-district, Ranchi district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code834006
- Gram panchayatHusir
- Community development blockKanke
- Census village code373513

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

## How far is Ekamba from nearby towns?

- Kanke (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Ranchi (district HQ)13 km by road
- Ranchi (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 Ekamba?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Ekamba; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Husir
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kanke
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ranchi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hehal
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 8 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 Ekamba known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 72% of the 76 hectares of village land is sown, and 9 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 Ekamba

Of every 100 households in Ekamba in 2011, 96 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ekamba · ■ Kanke rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**67%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**74%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**22%

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

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**68%

Use banking services ****55%**

**58%

Television ****44%**

**42%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****25%**

**21%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**3%

None of these assets ****12%**

**11%

Own their home ****97%**

**93%

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 Ekamba?

■ Ekamba · ■ Kanke rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.6%**

**71.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****924**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****720**

**960

Working population ****27.2%**

**35.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.6% for men and 58.2% for women. 39% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 2 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (3%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 35 (36%) · **■** Marginal 56 (58%)

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 Kanke

- Siddi488 people
- Menrhi470 people
- Kamata463 people
- Chirua418 people
- Bajra210 people
- Jamuari164 people
- Buti150 people
- Bariatu139 people

[All 103 villages in Kanke](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/ranchi/kanke/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ekamba?834006
- How far is Ekamba from Ranchi?13 km by road
- What is the population of Ekamba?356 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ekamba in?Ranchi district (Kanke sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Ekamba?69.6% (Census 2011)