# Ekalahera Village, Ambad, Jalna (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/jalna/ambad/ekalahera/ Village · Ambad, Jalna # Ekalahera Ekalahera is a village in Ambad sub-district of Jalna district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,298 people in 477 households**, the 25th largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.1%. - 2,298people (2011) - 477households - 68.0%literacy - 959females per 1,000 males ## Ekalahera PIN code and other codes Ekalahera falls in Ambad sub-district, Jalna district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockAmbad - Census village code547887 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ekalahera from nearby towns? - Ambad (sub-district HQ)35 km by road - Jalna (district HQ)70 km by road - Ambad (nearest town)35 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 Ekalahera? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Ekalahera; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 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 - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tirthpuri - ○Degree college5–10 km · Tirthpuri - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ambad - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Ekalahera known for? The main crops are **oranges, turmeric and ginger**. Products made here include mats, doors and broom. About 97% of the 1,010 hectares of village land is sown, and 822 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 Ekalahera Of every 100 households in Ekalahera in 2011, 93 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 34 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Ekalahera · ■ Ambad rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **76% Toilet within the home ****33%** **25% No toilet (open defecation) ****67%** **72% Tap water ****91%** **34% Drinking water within premises ****51%** **34% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** **92% Use banking services ****76%** **73% Television ****53%** **38% Mobile phone ****66%** **59% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****34%** **18% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **2% None of these assets ****18%** **26% Own their home ****93%** **94% 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 Ekalahera? ■ Ekalahera · ■ Ambad rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.0%** **68.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****959** **942 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****802** **866 Working population ****67.0%** **51.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.2% for men and 57.7% for women. 67% of men and 67% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 462 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 384 (25%) · **■** Household industry 17 (1%) · **■** Other work 147 (10%) · **■** Marginal 530 (34%) 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 Ambad - Bhamberi2,477 people - Chinchkhed2,388 people - Lalwadi2,355 people - Parada2,346 people - Shevga2,294 people - Hast Pokhari2,290 people - Dhangar Pimpari2,237 people - Sadegaon2,190 people [All 137 villages in Ambad](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/jalna/ambad/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Ekalahera from Jalna?70 km by road - What is the population of Ekalahera?2,298 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ekalahera in?Jalna district (Ambad sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Ekalahera?68.0% (Census 2011)