# Ekurka Village, Kalamb, Osmanabad (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/osmanabad/kalamb/ekurka/ Village · Kalamb, Osmanabad # Ekurka Ekurka is a village in Kalamb sub-district of Osmanabad district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,042 people in 457 households**, the 33rd largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.9%. - 2,042people (2011) - 457households - 79.5%literacy - 936females per 1,000 males ## Ekurka PIN code and other codes Ekurka falls in Kalamb sub-district, Osmanabad district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockKalamb - Census village code561335 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ekurka from nearby towns? - Kalamb (sub-district HQ)42 km by road - Osmanabad (district HQ)50 km by road - Kalamb (nearest town)42 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 Ekurka? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Ekurka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 · Shirthon - ○Degree college5–10 km · Shirthon - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kalamb - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 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 Ekurka known for? The main crops are **agricultural products**. About 86% of the 814 hectares of village land is sown, and 698 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 Ekurka Of every 100 households in Ekurka in 2011, 67 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Ekurka · ■ Kalamb rural average Electricity for lighting ****67%** **73% Toilet within the home ****11%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****89%** **84% Tap water ****0%** **55% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **44% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **89% Use banking services ****64%** **74% Television ****26%** **34% Mobile phone ****58%** **56% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****17%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **2% None of these assets ****32%** **31% Own their home ****97%** **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 Ekurka? ■ Ekurka · ■ Kalamb rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.5%** **79.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****936** **915 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****768** **837 Working population ****53.4%** **51.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.6% for men and 71.2% for women. 60% of men and 46% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 438 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 407 (37%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 166 (15%) · **■** Marginal 67 (6%) 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 Kalamb - Awad Shirpura2,207 people - Bhatshirapura2,190 people - Malkaranja2,174 people - Uplai2,156 people - Wadgaon1,935 people - Pangaon1,890 people - Shelgaon1,850 people - Tadgaon1,818 people [All 94 villages in Kalamb](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/osmanabad/kalamb/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Ekurka from Osmanabad?50 km by road - What is the population of Ekurka?2,042 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ekurka in?Osmanabad district (Kalamb sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Ekurka?79.5% (Census 2011)