# Ekal Gadda Village, Khadur Sahib, Tarn Taran (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/tarn-taran/khadur-sahib/ekal-gadda/ Village · Khadur Sahib, Tarn Taran # Ekal Gadda Ekal Gadda is a village in Khadur Sahib sub-district of Tarn Taran district, Punjab, PIN code **143115**. The 2011 Census counted **3,318 people in 572 households**, the 15th largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%. - 3,318people (2011) - 572households - 68.9%literacy - 143115PIN code ## Ekal Gadda PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Ekal Gadda is 143115.** Ekal Gadda falls in Khadur Sahib sub-district, Tarn Taran district, Punjab. - PIN code143115 - Gram panchayatEkal Gadda - Community development blockKhadur Sahib - Census village code038340 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ekal Gadda from nearby towns? - Khadur Sahib (sub-district HQ)19 km by road - Tarn Taran (district HQ)18 km by road - Jandiala (nearest town)7 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 Ekal Gadda? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Ekal Gadda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 2 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 2 · 1 doctors - ●Allopathic hospitalIn village · 2 · 1 doctors - ●Alternative medicine hospitalIn village · 2 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 2 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Khadur Sahib - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tarn Taran - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Ekal Gadda known for? The main crops are **wheat, paddy and cattle feed**. About 90% of the 761 hectares of village land is sown, and 682 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 Ekal Gadda Of every 100 households in Ekal Gadda in 2011, 97 had electricity, 61 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 38 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Ekal Gadda · ■ Khadur Sahib rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **94% Toilet within the home ****61%** **69% No toilet (open defecation) ****39%** **31% Tap water ****1%** **15% Drinking water within premises ****90%** **90% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%** **32% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%** **62% Use banking services ****25%** **57% Television ****77%** **82% Mobile phone ****71%** **76% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****38%** **46% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **8% None of these assets ****10%** **6% Own their home ****98%** **96% 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 Ekal Gadda? ■ Ekal Gadda · ■ Khadur Sahib rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.9%** **70.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****904** **916 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****872** **808 Working population ****51.1%** **35.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 74.0% for men and 63.3% for women. 56% of men and 46% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 327 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 337 (20%) · **■** Household industry 57 (3%) · **■** Other work 811 (48%) · **■** Marginal 165 (10%) 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 Khadur Sahib - Bharowal3,895 people - Bhail Dhaiwala3,716 people - Khawaspur3,634 people - Hardo Sarli3,420 people - Jama Rai3,249 people - Tur2,990 people - Jahan Gir2,944 people - Dinewal2,850 people [All 96 villages in Khadur Sahib](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/tarn-taran/khadur-sahib/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Ekal Gadda?143115 - How far is Ekal Gadda from Tarn Taran?18 km by road - What is the population of Ekal Gadda?3,318 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ekal Gadda in?Tarn Taran district (Khadur Sahib sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Ekal Gadda?68.9% (Census 2011)