# Ekphal Village, Shegaon, Buldana (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Shegaon, Buldana 

# Ekphal

Ekphal is a village in Shegaon sub-district of Buldana district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **238 people in 56 households**, the 65th largest of 67 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.3%.

- 238people (2011)
- 56households
- 89.1%literacy
- 889females per 1,000 males

## Ekphal PIN code and other codes

Ekphal falls in Shegaon sub-district, Buldana district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockShegaon
- Census village code528448

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

## How far is Ekphal from nearby towns?

- Shegaon (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Buldana (district HQ)73 km by road
- Shegaon (nearest town)6 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 Ekphal?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Ekphal; 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
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Shegaon
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Shegaon
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Akola
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)15 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 Ekphal known for?

About 91% of the 365 hectares of village land is sown, and 327 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 Ekphal

Of every 100 households in Ekphal in 2011, 72 had electricity, 57 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Ekphal · ■ Shegaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****72%**

**77%

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

**41%

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

**59%

Tap water ****0%**

**49%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**39%

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

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**86%

Use banking services ****25%**

**61%

Television ****15%**

**37%

Mobile phone ****15%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**4%

None of these assets ****59%**

**37%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Ekphal?

■ Ekphal · ■ Shegaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.1%**

**87.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****889**

**924

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1429**

**886

Working population ****34.0%**

**49.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.1% for men and 83.3% for women. 57% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 74 (91%) · **■** Other work 4 (5%) · **■** Marginal 2 (2%)

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 Shegaon

- Tivhan Bk.383 people
- Manegaon326 people
- Mahagaon306 people
- Golegaon Kh.264 people
- Waradh224 people
- Unhalkhed99 people

[All 73 villages in Shegaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/buldana/shegaon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Ekphal from Buldana?73 km by road
- What is the population of Ekphal?238 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ekphal in?Buldana district (Shegaon sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Ekphal?89.1% (Census 2011)