# Ekurka Village, Kaij, Bid (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Kaij, Bid 

# Ekurka

Ekurka is a village in Kaij sub-district of Bid district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,810 people in 376 households**, the 42nd largest of 121 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.0%.

- 1,810people (2011)
- 376households
- 73.6%literacy
- 870females per 1,000 males

## Ekurka PIN code and other codes

Ekurka falls in Kaij sub-district, Bid district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockKaij
- Census village code559692

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

## How far is Ekurka from nearby towns?

- Kaij (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Bid (district HQ)60 km by road
- Kaij (nearest town)18 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 Ekurka?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Ekurka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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 · Kaij
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kaij
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kaij
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertube wells / boreholes 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 Ekurka known for?

The main crops are **cotton, jowar and soybean**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Ekurka

Of every 100 households in Ekurka in 2011, 58 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ekurka · ■ Kaij rural average

Electricity for lighting ****58%**

**56%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**89%

Tap water ****2%**

**35%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**4%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****66%**

**69%

Television ****19%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**10%

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

**2%

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

**35%

Own their home ****98%**

**96%

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 Ekurka?

■ Ekurka · ■ Kaij rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.6%**

**76.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****870**

**903

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****746**

**791

Working population ****58.5%**

**53.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.1% for men and 60.7% for women. 58% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 797 (75%) · **■** Farm labourers 88 (8%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 156 (15%) · **■** Marginal 10 (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 Kaij

- Borgaon Bk.1,869 people
- Kalegaon Ghat1,835 people
- Chandansawargaon1,810 people
- Dhanegaon1,810 people
- Kordewadi1,801 people
- Malegaon1,740 people
- Kandi Badan1,726 people
- Naigaon1,721 people

[All 121 villages in Kaij](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/bid/kaij/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Ekurka from Bid?60 km by road
- What is the population of Ekurka?1,810 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ekurka in?Bid district (Kaij sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Ekurka?73.6% (Census 2011)