# Ekamba Village, Karanja, Wardha (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Karanja, Wardha 

# Ekamba

Ekamba is a village in Karanja sub-district of Wardha district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **532 people in 135 households**, the 67th largest of 95 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 84.2%.

- 532people (2011)
- 135households
- 85.8%literacy
- 1,038females per 1,000 males

## Ekamba PIN code and other codes

Ekamba falls in Karanja sub-district, Wardha district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockKaranja
- Census village code533541

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?

- Karanja (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Wardha (district HQ)85 km by road
- Arvi (nearest town)23 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?

9 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sarwadi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Karanja
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Arvi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)16 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?

Products made here include bamboo cane products, broom and agricultural implements. About 84% of the 397 hectares of village land is sown, and 273 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, 89 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ekamba · ■ Karanja rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****52%**

**47%

No toilet (open defecation) ****48%**

**52%

Tap water ****74%**

**76%

Drinking water within premises ****52%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%**

**15%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**83%

Use banking services ****76%**

**70%

Television ****40%**

**46%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****25%**

**33%

Own their home ****98%**

**92%

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 · ■ Karanja rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.8%**

**84.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1038**

**956

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1185**

**959

Working population ****54.3%**

**52.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.7% for men and 82.0% for women. 57% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 87 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 181 (63%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 10 (3%) · **■** Marginal 10 (3%)

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 Karanja

- Dabha574 people
- Ladgad553 people
- Dhawadi Bk541 people
- Khairwada533 people
- Dhawasa Bk529 people
- Panjara Gondi516 people
- Bangadapur495 people
- Kannamwar Gram Heti489 people

[All 121 villages in Karanja](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/wardha/karanja/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Ekamba from Wardha?85 km by road
- What is the population of Ekamba?532 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ekamba in?Wardha district (Karanja sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Ekamba?85.8% (Census 2011)