# Ekdare Village, Akola, Ahmadnagar (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Akola, Ahmadnagar 

# Ekdare

Ekdare is a village in Akola sub-district of Ahmadnagar district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **647 people in 139 households**, the 151st largest of 190 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.4%.

- 647people (2011)
- 139households
- 59.7%literacy
- 1,054females per 1,000 males

## Ekdare PIN code and other codes

Ekdare falls in Akola sub-district, Ahmadnagar district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockAkola
- Census village code557199

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

## How far is Ekdare from nearby towns?

- Akola (sub-district HQ)60 km by road
- Ahmadnagar (district HQ)165 km by road
- Sinnar (nearest town)50 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 Ekdare?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Ekdare; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Khirvire
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sinner
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sinner
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 15 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 Ekdare known for?

About 30% of the 1,023 hectares of village land is sown, and 307 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 Ekdare

Of every 100 households in Ekdare in 2011, 54 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ekdare · ■ Akola rural average

Electricity for lighting ****54%**

**61%

Toilet within the home ****39%**

**44%

No toilet (open defecation) ****61%**

**52%

Tap water ****0%**

**44%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**39%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**80%

Use banking services ****99%**

**84%

Television ****6%**

**33%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**22%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**3%

None of these assets ****57%**

**33%

Own their home ****97%**

**90%

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 Ekdare?

■ Ekdare · ■ Akola rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.7%**

**74.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1054**

**976

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****817**

**897

Working population ****66.8%**

**53.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.5% for men and 46.3% for women. 65% of men and 68% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 321 (74%) · **■** Farm labourers 31 (7%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 7 (2%) · **■** Marginal 70 (16%)

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 Akola

- Kumshet667 people
- Maveshi663 people
- Nirgudwadi661 people
- Ladgaon653 people
- Ambikanagar645 people
- Purushawadi626 people
- Shidawad623 people
- Tale623 people

[All 190 villages in Akola](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ahmadnagar/akola/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Ekdare from Ahmadnagar?165 km by road
- What is the population of Ekdare?647 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ekdare in?Ahmadnagar district (Akola sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Ekdare?59.7% (Census 2011)