# Ekhand Village, Punasa, Khandwa (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Punasa, Khandwa 

# Ekhand

Ekhand is a village in Punasa sub-district of Khandwa district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,833 people in 370 households**, the 30th largest of 165 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.2%.

- 1,833people (2011)
- 370households
- 58.5%literacy
- 946females per 1,000 males

## Ekhand PIN code and other codes

Ekhand falls in Punasa sub-district, Khandwa district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockPunasa
- Census village code505953

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

## How far is Ekhand from nearby towns?

- Punasa (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Khandwa (district HQ)80 km by road
- Sanawad (nearest town)18 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 Ekhand?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Ekhand; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sanawad
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sanawad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sanawad
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Ekhand known for?

About 64% of the 971 hectares of village land is sown, and 337 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 Ekhand

Of every 100 households in Ekhand in 2011, 35 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ekhand · ■ Punasa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****35%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**78%

Tap water ****34%**

**29%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**21%

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

**7%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****85%**

**55%

Television ****12%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**14%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****69%**

**44%

Own their home ****99%**

**92%

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 Ekhand?

■ Ekhand · ■ Punasa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.5%**

**64.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****946**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****986**

**932

Working population ****55.7%**

**49.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.8% for men and 49.6% for women. 58% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 160 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 834 (82%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 15 (1%) · **■** Marginal 11 (1%)

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 Punasa

- Kelwa Khurd1,905 people
- Chhalpa Khurd1,897 people
- Mohad1,838 people
- Chikati Khal1,837 people
- Billora Buzurg1,818 people
- Boradi Mal1,815 people
- Indhawadi1,789 people
- Netangaon1,755 people

[All 165 villages in Punasa](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/khandwa/punasa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Ekhand from Khandwa?80 km by road
- What is the population of Ekhand?1,833 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ekhand in?Khandwa district (Punasa sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Ekhand?58.5% (Census 2011)