# Ekalbihari Village, Mohkhed, Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/mohkhed/ekalbihari/ Village · Mohkhed, Chhindwara # Ekalbihari Ekalbihari is a village in Mohkhed sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **7,777 people in 1,777 households**, the 1st largest of 182 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.1%. - 7,777people (2011) - 1,777households - 84.3%literacy - 1,002females per 1,000 males ## Ekalbihari PIN code and other codes Ekalbihari falls in Mohkhed sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockMohkhed - Census village code495162 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ekalbihari from nearby towns? - Mohkhed (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Chhindwara (district HQ)22 km by road - Chhindwara (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 Ekalbihari? 30 services counted by the Census are inside Ekalbihari; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 5 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 5 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chhindwara - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - 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 Ekalbihari known for? About 85% of the 801 hectares of village land is sown, and 517 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 Ekalbihari Of every 100 households in Ekalbihari in 2011, 89 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 33 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Ekalbihari · ■ Mohkhed rural average Electricity for lighting ****89%** **75% Toilet within the home ****56%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****44%** **85% Tap water ****24%** **22% Drinking water within premises ****31%** **14% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****33%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****65%** **94% Use banking services ****53%** **43% Television ****50%** **25% Mobile phone ****52%** **29% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****30%** **15% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **1% None of these assets ****23%** **39% Own their home ****80%** **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 Ekalbihari? ■ Ekalbihari · ■ Mohkhed rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****84.3%** **71.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1002** **963 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****968** **953 Working population ****43.1%** **52.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.8% for men and 76.9% for women. 53% of men and 34% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 747 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 745 (22%) · **■** Household industry 51 (2%) · **■** Other work 1,153 (34%) · **■** Marginal 657 (20%) 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 Mohkhed - Beesapur Kalan5,075 people - Mohkheda4,225 people - Linga3,813 people - Mujawar Mal.3,799 people [All 183 villages in Mohkhed](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/mohkhed/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Ekalbihari from Chhindwara?22 km by road - What is the population of Ekalbihari?7,777 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ekalbihari in?Chhindwara district (Mohkhed sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Ekalbihari?84.3% (Census 2011)