# Ekala Village, Pindra, Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) – Population

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Village · Pindra, Varanasi 

# Ekala

Ekala is a village in Pindra sub-district of Varanasi district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,191 people in 174 households**, the 183rd largest of 423 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.8%.

- 1,191people (2011)
- 174households
- 78.6%literacy
- 940females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Ekala

Of every 100 households in Ekala in 2011, 68 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 21 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Ekala · ■ Pindra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****68%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****32%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****68%**

**79%

Tap water ****12%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****21%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****65%**

**92%

Use banking services ****47%**

**82%

Television ****68%**

**39%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****28%**

**19%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****2%**

**7%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 · ■ Pindra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.6%**

**73.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****940**

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****855**

**899

Working population ****28.1%**

**34.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.7% for men and 68.0% for women. 47% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 43 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Household industry 14 (4%) · **■** Other work 136 (41%) · **■** Marginal 139 (41%)

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 Pindra

- Vikrampur1,209 people
- Pashchimpur1,205 people
- Ramnagar1,197 people
- Ghamhapur1,192 people
- Dharsauna1,190 people
- Dharmanpur1,186 people
- Madhopur1,186 people
- Raisi Patti1,186 people

[All 431 villages in Pindra](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/varanasi/pindra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ekala?1,191 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ekala in?Varanasi district (Pindra sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Ekala?78.6% (Census 2011)