# Ekpala Village, Chandur Railway, Amravati (Maharashtra)

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Village · Chandur Railway, Amravati 

# Ekpala

Ekpala is a village in Chandur Railway sub-district of Amravati district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **313 people in 82 households**, the 60th largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.7%.

- 313people (2011)
- 82households
- 87.1%literacy
- 1,006females per 1,000 males

## Ekpala PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockChandur Railway
- Census village code533236

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

## How far is Ekpala from nearby towns?

- Chandur Railway (sub-district HQ)19 km by road
- Amravati (district HQ)35 km by road
- Chandur (nearest town)19 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 Ekpala?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Ekpala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Rajura
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chandur Railway
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Amravati
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 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 waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 18 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 Ekpala known for?

About 92% of the 429 hectares of village land is sown, and 354 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 Ekpala

Of every 100 households in Ekpala in 2011, 94 had electricity, 57 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Ekpala · ■ Chandur Railway rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**80%

Toilet within the home ****57%**

**34%

No toilet (open defecation) ****43%**

**65%

Tap water ****37%**

**58%

Drinking water within premises ****39%**

**43%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%**

**89%

Use banking services ****72%**

**65%

Television ****60%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**40%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Ekpala?

■ Ekpala · ■ Chandur Railway rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.1%**

**85.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1006**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****700**

**924

Working population ****60.4%**

**52.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.2% for men and 86.0% for women. 65% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 76 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 105 (56%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 5 (3%) · **■** Marginal 1 (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 Chandur Railway

- Tuljapur407 people
- Dilawarpur363 people
- Baggi345 people
- Mogra320 people
- Danapur280 people
- Sangulwada267 people
- Wai233 people
- Taroda225 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Ekpala from Amravati?35 km by road
- What is the population of Ekpala?313 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ekpala in?Amravati district (Chandur Railway sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Ekpala?87.1% (Census 2011)