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

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Village · Karanja, Wardha 

# Ekarjun

Ekarjun is a village in Karanja sub-district of Wardha district, Maharashtra, PIN code **442020**. The 2011 Census counted **810 people in 178 households**, the 44th largest of 95 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 84.2%.

- 810people (2011)
- 178households
- 84.6%literacy
- 442020PIN code

## Ekarjun PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Ekarjun is 442020.** Ekarjun falls in Karanja sub-district, Wardha district, Maharashtra.

- PIN code442020
- Community development blockKaranja
- Census village code533554

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Ekarjun from nearby towns?

- Karanja (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Wardha (district HQ)85 km by road
- Arvi (nearest town)30 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 Ekarjun?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Ekarjun; 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
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Karanja
- ○Degree college10+ km · Karanja
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Arvi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)10 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 Ekarjun known for?

Products made here include bamboo cane products, broom and agricultural implements. About 72% of the 509 hectares of village land is sown, and 361 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 Ekarjun

Of every 100 households in Ekarjun in 2011, 92 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ekarjun · ■ Karanja rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**47%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**52%

Tap water ****86%**

**76%

Drinking water within premises ****85%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**15%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**83%

Use banking services ****97%**

**70%

Television ****46%**

**46%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**13%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**33%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Ekarjun?

■ Ekarjun · ■ Karanja rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.6%**

**84.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****976**

**956

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1111**

**959

Working population ****55.8%**

**52.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.4% for men and 77.5% for women. 65% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 230 (51%) · **■** Farm labourers 184 (41%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 16 (4%) · **■** Marginal 19 (4%)

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

- Jaurwada Kh.853 people
- Brahmanwada848 people
- Danapur845 people
- Pipari838 people
- Chopan807 people
- Met Hiraji775 people
- Selgaon759 people
- Junapani758 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ekarjun?442020
- How far is Ekarjun from Wardha?85 km by road
- What is the population of Ekarjun?810 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ekarjun in?Wardha district (Karanja sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Ekarjun?84.6% (Census 2011)
