# Eklera Village, Nalkheda, Shajapur (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Nalkheda, Shajapur 

# Eklera

Eklera is a village in Nalkheda sub-district of Shajapur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **924 people in 218 households**, the 37th largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.1%.

- 924people (2011)
- 218households
- 64.5%literacy
- 953females per 1,000 males

## Eklera PIN code and other codes

Eklera falls in Nalkheda sub-district, Shajapur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockNalkheda
- Census village code472272

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

## How far is Eklera from nearby towns?

- Nalkheda (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Shajapur (district HQ)80 km by road
- Nalkheda (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 Eklera?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Nalkheda
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nalkheda
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shajapur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)4 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 Eklera known for?

About 69% of the 451 hectares of village land is sown, and 78 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 Eklera

Of every 100 households in Eklera in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Eklera · ■ Nalkheda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**59%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**3%

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

**3%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****30%**

**30%

Television ****6%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**14%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****45%**

**33%

Own their home ****96%**

**98%

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 Eklera?

■ Eklera · ■ Nalkheda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.5%**

**63.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****881**

**930

Working population ****57.9%**

**52.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.6% for men and 52.0% for women. 57% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 131 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 163 (30%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 15 (3%) · **■** Marginal 225 (42%)

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 Nalkheda

- Lalukhedi1,030 people
- Bagawad975 people
- Kothadi958 people
- Laturi Umat934 people
- Dhanora915 people
- Guradiya Nalkheda911 people
- Siya909 people
- Kushalpura879 people

[All 96 villages in Nalkheda](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shajapur/nalkheda/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Eklera from Shajapur?80 km by road
- What is the population of Eklera?924 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Eklera in?Shajapur district (Nalkheda sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Eklera?64.5% (Census 2011)