# Ekasar Village, Wai, Satara (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/satara/wai/ekasar/ Village · Wai, Satara # Ekasar Ekasar is a village in Wai sub-district of Satara district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,859 people in 397 households**, the 24th largest of 126 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 84.2%. - 1,859people (2011) - 397households - 83.3%literacy - 1,096females per 1,000 males ## Ekasar PIN code and other codes Ekasar falls in Wai sub-district, Satara district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockWai - Census village code563116 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ekasar from nearby towns? - Wai (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Satara (district HQ)40 km by road - Wai (nearest town)6 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 Ekasar? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Ekasar; 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 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Wai - ○Degree college5–10 km · Wai - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Wai - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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 Ekasar known for? About 83% of the 463 hectares of village land is sown, and 336 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 Ekasar Of every 100 households in Ekasar in 2011, 93 had electricity, 95 a toilet at home and 30 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 21 a car. ■ Ekasar · ■ Wai rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **91% Toilet within the home ****95%** **79% No toilet (open defecation) ****4%** **7% Tap water ****88%** **78% Drinking water within premises ****79%** **74% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****30%** **50% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****69%** **47% Use banking services ****93%** **80% Television ****61%** **62% Mobile phone ****63%** **65% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****23%** **29% Car / jeep / van ****21%** **5% None of these assets ****11%** **15% Own their home ****81%** **88% 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 Ekasar? ■ Ekasar · ■ Wai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****83.3%** **84.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1096** **1010 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****840** **909 Working population ****49.5%** **48.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.9% for men and 76.7% for women. 54% of men and 46% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 593 (64%) · **■** Farm labourers 117 (13%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 186 (20%) · **■** Marginal 19 (2%) 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 Wai - Menavali2,231 people - Khanapur2,208 people - Degaon2,176 people - Kisanvirnagar1,916 people - Chindhawali1,851 people - Parkhandi1,800 people - Amrutwadi1,793 people - Vyajawadi1,777 people [All 126 villages in Wai](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/satara/wai/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Ekasar from Satara?40 km by road - What is the population of Ekasar?1,859 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ekasar in?Satara district (Wai sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Ekasar?83.3% (Census 2011)