Village · Etapalli, Gadchiroli # Ekansur Ekansur is a village in Etapalli sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted 206 people in 48 households, the 122nd largest of 186 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.2%. - 206 people (2011) - 48 households - 56.0% literacy - 1,124 females per 1,000 males ## Ekansur PIN code and other codes Ekansur falls in Etapalli sub-district, Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. - Community development block Etapalli - Census village code 539631 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Ekansur from nearby towns? - Etapalli (sub-district HQ) 16 km by road - Gadchiroli (district HQ) 88 km by road - Gadchiroli (nearest town) 88 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Ekansur? 4 services counted by the Census are inside Ekansur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Etapalli - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Aheri - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Gadchiroli - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 12 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Ekansur known for? About 19% of the 361 hectares of village land is sown, and 48 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Ekansur Of every 100 households in Ekansur in 2011, 33 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Ekansur · ■ Etapalli rural average - Electricity for lighting 33% 25% - Toilet within the home 17% 13% - No toilet (open defecation) 83% 84% - Tap water 0% 5% - Drinking water within premises 0% 11% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 6% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 92% - Use banking services 100% 84% - Television 4% 12% - Mobile phone 0% 12% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 10% 8% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 6% 22% - Own their home 100% 92% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Ekansur? ■ Ekansur · ■ Etapalli rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 56.0% 62.2% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1124 995 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1500 970 - Working population 69.9% 54.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 65.9% for men and 47.0% for women. 73% of men and 67% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 45 (31%) · ■ Farm labourers 11 (8%) · ■ Other work 3 (2%) · ■ Marginal 85 (59%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Etapalli - Pindiguddam 212 people - Pamajiguda 211 people - Bodmeta 209 people - Tatigudam 207 people - Adange 204 people - Kunjemarka 190 people - Karampalli 189 people - Morawahi 189 people All 197 villages in Etapalli ## Quick answers - How far is Ekansur from Gadchiroli? 88 km by road - What is the population of Ekansur? 206 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ekansur in? Gadchiroli district (Etapalli sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Ekansur? 56.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gadchiroli/etapalli/ekansur-539631/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.