# Eakel Village, Sikanderpur, Ballia (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Sikanderpur, Ballia 

# Eakel

Eakel is a village in Sikanderpur sub-district of Ballia district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,291 people in 399 households**, the 41st largest of 217 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.7%.

- 2,291people (2011)
- 399households
- 77.4%literacy
- 924females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Eakel

Of every 100 households in Eakel in 2011, 21 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Eakel · ■ Sikanderpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****21%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****50%**

**78%

Tap water ****1%**

**17%

Drinking water within premises ****75%**

**63%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**93%

Use banking services ****78%**

**78%

Television ****20%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**13%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****17%**

**11%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

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 Eakel?

■ Eakel · ■ Sikanderpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.4%**

**70.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****924**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****799**

**903

Working population ****26.7%**

**30.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.9% for men and 68.4% for women. 40% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 54 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 220 (36%) · **■** Household industry 24 (4%) · **■** Other work 114 (19%) · **■** Marginal 199 (33%)

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 Sikanderpur

- Baghudi2,566 people
- Bhati2,499 people
- Bhagipur2,398 people
- Ajaour2,339 people
- Chandi2,268 people
- Sikiya2,256 people
- Bhuda Dih2,182 people
- Rudarwar2,175 people

[All 241 villages in Sikanderpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/ballia/sikanderpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Eakel?2,291 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Eakel in?Ballia district (Sikanderpur sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Eakel?77.4% (Census 2011)