# Ekamba Village, Himayatnagar, Nanded (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nanded/himayatnagar/ekamba/ Village · Himayatnagar, Nanded # Ekamba Ekamba is a village in Himayatnagar sub-district of Nanded district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,455 people in 302 households**, the 22nd largest of 70 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.5%. - 1,455people (2011) - 302households - 75.9%literacy - 943females per 1,000 males ## Ekamba PIN code and other codes Ekamba falls in Himayatnagar sub-district, Nanded district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockHimayatnagar - Census village code544388 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ekamba from nearby towns? - Himayatnagar (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Nanded (district HQ)95 km by road - Hadgoan (nearest town)10 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 Ekamba? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Ekamba; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 school5–10 km · Himayatnagar - ○Degree college5–10 km · Himayatnagar - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Himayatnagar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 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)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 Ekamba known for? About 91% of the 877 hectares of village land is sown, and 765 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 Ekamba Of every 100 households in Ekamba in 2011, 53 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Ekamba · ■ Himayatnagar rural average Electricity for lighting ****53%** **68% Toilet within the home ****10%** **26% No toilet (open defecation) ****90%** **73% Tap water ****1%** **34% Drinking water within premises ****9%** **26% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **94% Use banking services ****44%** **43% Television ****16%** **22% Mobile phone ****42%** **48% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****50%** **42% Own their home ****98%** **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 Ekamba? ■ Ekamba · ■ Himayatnagar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.9%** **72.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****943** **948 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****746** **935 Working population ****54.0%** **48.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.2% for men and 66.3% for women. 61% of men and 47% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 252 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 372 (47%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 11 (1%) · **■** Marginal 148 (19%) 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 Himayatnagar - Tembhi1,662 people - Sonari1,632 people - Dolhari1,584 people - Parwa1,471 people - Wai tanda1,430 people - Wasi1,388 people - Khairgaon1,369 people - Karala1,357 people [All 73 villages in Himayatnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nanded/himayatnagar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Ekamba from Nanded?95 km by road - What is the population of Ekamba?1,455 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ekamba in?Nanded district (Himayatnagar sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Ekamba?75.9% (Census 2011)