# Ekdanga, Sahjanwa, Gorakhpur – Population & Literacy

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Village · Sahjanwa, Gorakhpur 

# Ekdanga

Ekdanga is a village in [Sahjanwa](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/gorakhpur/sahjanwa/) sub-district of [Gorakhpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/gorakhpur/) district, [Uttar Pradesh](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/). The 2011 Census counted **644 people in 112 households**, the 184th largest of 302 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 644people (2011)
- 112households
- 67.4%literacy
- 804females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Ekdanga

Of every 100 households in Ekdanga in 2011, 58 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ekdanga · ■ Sahjanwa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****58%**

**31%

Toilet within the home ****33%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****66%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**40%

Drinking water within premises ****81%**

**54%

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

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**85%

Use banking services ****62%**

**83%

Television ****25%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**18%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****9%**

**8%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Ekdanga?

■ Ekdanga · ■ Sahjanwa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.4%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****804**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****596**

**902

Working population ****36.3%**

**30.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.3% for men and 53.1% for women. 49% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 3 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 13 (6%) · **■** Household industry 6 (3%) · **■** Other work 29 (12%) · **■** Marginal 183 (78%)

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 Sahjanwa

- Matiari672 people
- Achiapar665 people
- Gadar662 people
- Bishunpur645 people
- Kusmhi640 people
- Matiara638 people
- Madhopur635 people
- Siruapar629 people

[All 347 villages in Sahjanwa](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/gorakhpur/sahjanwa/villages/)

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## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ekdanga?644 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ekdanga in?Gorakhpur district (Sahjanwa sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Ekdanga?67.4% (Census 2011)