# Ekara Village, Brahmapuri, Chandrapur (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/chandrapur/brahmapuri/ekara/ Village · Brahmapuri, Chandrapur # Ekara Ekara is a village in Brahmapuri sub-district of Chandrapur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,096 people in 281 households**, the 47th largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.9%. - 1,096people (2011) - 281households - 73.9%literacy - 989females per 1,000 males ## Ekara PIN code and other codes Ekara falls in Brahmapuri sub-district, Chandrapur district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockBrahmapuri - Census village code540844 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ekara from nearby towns? - Brahmapuri (sub-district HQ)50 km by road - Chandrapur (district HQ)120 km by road - Brahmapuri (nearest town)50 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 Ekara? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Ekara; 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 · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bramhapuri - ○Degree college10+ km · Bramhapuri - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Brahmapuri - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)18 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 Ekara known for? About 25% of the 691 hectares of village land is sown, and 13 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 Ekara Of every 100 households in Ekara in 2011, 74 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Ekara · ■ Brahmapuri rural average Electricity for lighting ****74%** **69% Toilet within the home ****33%** **33% No toilet (open defecation) ****67%** **65% Tap water ****0%** **27% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **19% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **94% Use banking services ****99%** **57% Television ****26%** **23% Mobile phone ****22%** **23% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****15%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****24%** **29% Own their home ****91%** **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 Ekara? ■ Ekara · ■ Brahmapuri rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.9%** **74.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****989** **983 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****797** **963 Working population ****62.2%** **60.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.2% for men and 63.7% for women. 66% of men and 58% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 71 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 233 (34%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 33 (5%) · **■** Marginal 340 (50%) 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 Brahmapuri - Bhuj Tukum1,166 people - Kudesawali1,147 people - Adyal Tukum1,134 people - Kaleta1,121 people - Mui1,056 people - Mangli1,037 people - Kosambi Khadasmara1,034 people - Tulan Mal1,021 people [All 136 villages in Brahmapuri](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/chandrapur/brahmapuri/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Ekara from Chandrapur?120 km by road - What is the population of Ekara?1,096 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ekara in?Chandrapur district (Brahmapuri sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Ekara?73.9% (Census 2011)