# Ekamba Village, Basavakalyan, Bidar (Karnataka) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/bidar/basavakalyan/ekamba/ Village · Basavakalyan, Bidar # Ekamba Ekamba is a village in Basavakalyan sub-district of Bidar district, Karnataka, PIN code **585437**. The 2011 Census counted **1,566 people in 316 households**, the 62nd largest of 112 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%. - 1,566people (2011) - 316households - 68.6%literacy - 585437PIN code ## Ekamba PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Ekamba is 585437.** Ekamba falls in Basavakalyan sub-district, Bidar district, Karnataka. - PIN code585437 - Gram panchayatUjlam - Community development blockBasavakalyan - Census village code599796 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? - Basavakalyan (sub-district HQ)32 km by road - Bidar (district HQ)106 km by road - Umarga (nearest town)22 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? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Ekamba; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●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 - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Ujlam - ○Degree college10+ km · Basavakalyan - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Umarga - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 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 **tur dal, jowar and sugarcane**. Products made here include jaggery. About 93% of the 882 hectares of village land is sown, and 6 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, 83 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Ekamba · ■ Basavakalyan rural average Electricity for lighting ****83%** **82% Toilet within the home ****2%** **7% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **91% Tap water ****92%** **42% Drinking water within premises ****65%** **20% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **97% Use banking services ****38%** **46% Television ****20%** **30% Mobile phone ****50%** **50% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **3% None of these assets ****36%** **28% Own their home ****97%** **95% 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 · ■ Basavakalyan rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.6%** **66.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1023** **967 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1066** **953 Working population ****36.1%** **45.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.6% for men and 58.7% for women. 55% of men and 18% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 267 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 222 (39%) · **■** Household industry 13 (2%) · **■** Other work 32 (6%) · **■** Marginal 32 (6%) 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 Basavakalyan - Soldabka1,637 people - Hatyal1,631 people - Hipparga1,608 people - Gadiraipalli1,581 people - Neelkanth1,557 people - Sadlapur1,538 people - Yedlapur1,519 people - Gutti1,437 people [All 115 villages in Basavakalyan](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/bidar/basavakalyan/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Ekamba?585437 - How far is Ekamba from Bidar?106 km by road - What is the population of Ekamba?1,566 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ekamba in?Bidar district (Basavakalyan sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Ekamba?68.6% (Census 2011)