# Eklara Village, Chandur Railway, Amravati (Maharashtra)

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Village · Chandur Railway, Amravati 

# Eklara

Eklara is a village in Chandur Railway sub-district of Amravati district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **210 people in 57 households**, the 65th largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 85.7%.

- 210people (2011)
- 57households
- 83.1%literacy
- 892females per 1,000 males

## Eklara PIN code and other codes

Eklara falls in Chandur Railway sub-district, Amravati district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockChandur Railway
- Census village code533256

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

## How far is Eklara from nearby towns?

- Chandur Railway (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Amravati (district HQ)60 km by road
- Chandur (nearest town)30 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 Eklara?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Eklara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Ghuikhed.
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chihite
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Amravati
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 16 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 Eklara known for?

About 31% of the 241 hectares of village land is sown, and 39 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 Eklara

Of every 100 households in Eklara in 2011, 68 had electricity, 51 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Eklara · ■ Chandur Railway rural average

Electricity for lighting ****68%**

**80%

Toilet within the home ****51%**

**34%

No toilet (open defecation) ****49%**

**65%

Tap water ****98%**

**58%

Drinking water within premises ****79%**

**43%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**89%

Use banking services ****84%**

**65%

Television ****26%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****12%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**1%

None of these assets ****44%**

**40%

Own their home ****84%**

**94%

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 Eklara?

■ Eklara · ■ Chandur Railway rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.1%**

**85.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****892**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****688**

**924

Working population ****60.0%**

**52.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.5% for men and 75.0% for women. 64% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 45 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 67 (53%) · **■** Other work 4 (3%) · **■** Marginal 10 (8%)

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 Chandur Railway

- Danapur280 people
- Sangulwada267 people
- Wai233 people
- Taroda225 people
- Neknampur185 people
- Kodori Harak179 people
- Dhanapur163 people
- Kohla149 people

[All 92 villages in Chandur Railway](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/amravati/chandur-railway/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Eklara from Amravati?60 km by road
- What is the population of Eklara?210 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Eklara in?Amravati district (Chandur Railway sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Eklara?83.1% (Census 2011)