# Ekalgarh Village, Sitamau, Mandsaur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Sitamau, Mandsaur 

# Ekalgarh

Ekalgarh is a village in Sitamau sub-district of Mandsaur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **500 people in 113 households**, the 123rd largest of 159 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 500people (2011)
- 113households
- 73.1%literacy
- 938females per 1,000 males

## Ekalgarh PIN code and other codes

Ekalgarh falls in Sitamau sub-district, Mandsaur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockSitamau
- Census village code469854

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

## How far is Ekalgarh from nearby towns?

- Sitamau (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Mandsaur (district HQ)50 km by road
- Sitamau (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 Ekalgarh?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Ekalgarh; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Mandsaur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mandsaur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- 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 Ekalgarh known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and garlic**. About 35% of the 533 hectares of village land is sown, and 185 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 Ekalgarh

Of every 100 households in Ekalgarh in 2011, 100 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ekalgarh · ■ Sitamau rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**79%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**87%

Tap water ****3%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**12%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****22%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%**

**94%

Use banking services ****95%**

**27%

Television ****21%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**16%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**31%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 Ekalgarh?

■ Ekalgarh · ■ Sitamau rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.1%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****938**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****700**

**918

Working population ****51.6%**

**53.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.9% for men and 62.9% for women. 60% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 24 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 27 (10%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 33 (13%) · **■** Marginal 173 (67%)

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 Sitamau

- Ghatiyakhedi538 people
- Karnali534 people
- Kuntakhedi527 people
- Kammakhedi502 people
- Karankhedi485 people
- Rawta482 people
- Karanpura471 people
- Karadiya455 people

[All 167 villages in Sitamau](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/mandsaur/sitamau/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Ekalgarh from Mandsaur?50 km by road
- What is the population of Ekalgarh?500 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ekalgarh in?Mandsaur district (Sitamau sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Ekalgarh?73.1% (Census 2011)