# Ekamba Village, Malegaon, Washim (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/washim/malegaon/ekamba/ Village · Malegaon, Washim # Ekamba Ekamba is a village in Malegaon sub-district of Washim district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,375 people in 537 households**, the 15th largest of 116 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.1%. - 2,375people (2011) - 537households - 91.1%literacy - 956females per 1,000 males ## Ekamba PIN code and other codes Ekamba falls in Malegaon sub-district, Washim district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockMalegaon - Census village code530677 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? - Malegaon (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Washim (district HQ)25 km by road - Washim (nearest town)25 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? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Ekamba; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn 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 - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Washim - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Shirpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Washim - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 95% of the 1,420 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,300 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, 85 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Ekamba · ■ Malegaon rural average Electricity for lighting ****85%** **75% Toilet within the home ****18%** **23% No toilet (open defecation) ****82%** **76% Tap water ****49%** **33% Drinking water within premises ****63%** **30% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **90% Use banking services ****73%** **59% Television ****43%** **35% Mobile phone ****48%** **46% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****14%** **13% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****26%** **35% 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 · ■ Malegaon rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****91.1%** **82.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****956** **928 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1037** **839 Working population ****59.2%** **50.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 95.8% for men and 86.0% for women. 60% of men and 58% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 723 (51%) · **■** Farm labourers 381 (27%) · **■** Household industry 74 (5%) · **■** Other work 78 (6%) · **■** Marginal 149 (11%) 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 Malegaon - Wasari2,889 people - Karanji2,771 people - Rajura2,635 people - Pangri Kute2,418 people - Bramhanwada Najik Marsul2,290 people - Mairaldoh2,180 people - Chiwara2,160 people - Chandas2,016 people [All 122 villages in Malegaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/washim/malegaon/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Ekamba from Washim?25 km by road - What is the population of Ekamba?2,375 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ekamba in?Washim district (Malegaon sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Ekamba?91.1% (Census 2011)