# Eklahera Village, Gangapur, Aurangabad (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/aurangabad/gangapur/eklahera/ Village · Gangapur, Aurangabad # Eklahera Eklahera is a village in Gangapur sub-district of Aurangabad district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,230 people in 236 households**, the 66th largest of 212 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.8%. - 1,230people (2011) - 236households - 75.7%literacy - 872females per 1,000 males ## Eklahera PIN code and other codes Eklahera falls in Gangapur sub-district, Aurangabad district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockGangapur - Census village code549238 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Eklahera from nearby towns? - Gangapur (sub-district HQ)48 km by road - Aurangabad (district HQ)25 km by road - Aurangabad (nearest town)25 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 Eklahera? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Eklahera; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Rajangaon - ○Degree college10+ km · Aurangabad - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Aurangabad - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Eklahera known for? About 50% of the 491 hectares of village land is sown, and 236 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 Eklahera Of every 100 households in Eklahera in 2011, 94 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 37 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Eklahera · ■ Gangapur rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **68% Toilet within the home ****18%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****82%** **81% Tap water ****0%** **45% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **38% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%** **83% Use banking services ****66%** **64% Television ****37%** **45% Mobile phone ****47%** **63% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****37%** **27% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****35%** **22% Own their home ****98%** **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 Eklahera? ■ Eklahera · ■ Gangapur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.7%** **73.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****872** **927 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****624** **856 Working population ****56.5%** **51.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.0% for men and 65.6% for women. 54% of men and 59% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 439 (63%) · **■** Farm labourers 233 (34%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 22 (3%) 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 Gangapur - Babhulgaon1,338 people - Wasusaigaon1,336 people - Fulshevra1,271 people - Nawabpur1,265 people - Zodegaon1,199 people - Butte Wadgaon1,193 people - Borgaon1,178 people - Mangegaon1,175 people [All 221 villages in Gangapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/aurangabad/gangapur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Eklahera from Aurangabad?25 km by road - What is the population of Eklahera?1,230 (Census 2011) - Which district is Eklahera in?Aurangabad district (Gangapur sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Eklahera?75.7% (Census 2011)