# Ekala Village, Gorakhpur, Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Gorakhpur, Gorakhpur 

# Ekala

Ekala is a village in Gorakhpur sub-district of Gorakhpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,238 people in 370 households**, the 143rd largest of 440 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.9%.

- 2,238people (2011)
- 370households
- 71.4%literacy
- 1,004females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Ekala

Of every 100 households in Ekala in 2011, 52 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 26 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Ekala · ■ Gorakhpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****52%**

**35%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**80%

Tap water ****33%**

**24%

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

**47%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****26%**

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****73%**

**87%

Use banking services ****76%**

**76%

Television ****37%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****12%**

**8%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

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 Ekala?

■ Ekala · ■ Gorakhpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.4%**

**64.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1004**

**935

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****969**

**915

Working population ****42.4%**

**31.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.0% for men and 56.0% for women. 57% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 82 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 90 (9%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 278 (29%) · **■** Marginal 492 (52%)

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 Gorakhpur

- Jangl Tinkonia No22,288 people
- Samstpur Urf Murila2,271 people
- Utrasot2,266 people
- Semara Manik Chauk2,265 people
- Sanaha2,236 people
- Ussaka2,207 people
- Koni2,148 people
- Ahirauli2,128 people

[All 509 villages in Gorakhpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/gorakhpur/gorakhpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ekala?2,238 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ekala in?Gorakhpur district (Gorakhpur sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Ekala?71.4% (Census 2011)