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Ekma is a village in Supaul mandal, Supaul district, Bihar, with a population of 10,072 across 2,078 households. The village has a literacy rate of 46% and is located at coordinates 25.964°N, 84.537°E.
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- LGD code
- 221361
- Pincode
- 852110
- Post office
- Garh Baruari
- Population
- 10,072
- Households
- 2,078
- Literacy rate
- 46%
- Sex ratio
- 912 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 3,029
- Distance to district centre
- 173 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 146 km
- Distance to Patna
- 73 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 541 km
- Nearest railway station
- Ekma · <1 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Dr. Vineet Kumar · <1 km
जनगणना 2011 · तुलना में
एकमा की तुलना
By population, Ekma ranks #11 of 75 villages in Supaul mandal.
Literacy rate
%
46.0%
−0.1% vs mandal average
- Ekma
- 46.0%
- Supaul mandal
- 46.1%
- Supaul district
- 46.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
912
−10 vs mandal average
- Ekma
- 912
- Supaul mandal
- 922
Household size
people per home
4.8
−0.1 vs mandal average
- Ekma
- 4.8
- Supaul mandal
- 4.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
एकमा एक नज़र में
एकमा बिहार के सुपौल जिले के सुपौल ब्लॉक में 10,072 लोगों 2,078 परिवारों में (जनगणना 2011) का एक गांव है, जो सुपौल ब्लॉक के 75 गांवों में 11वां सबसे बड़ा है। साक्षरता 46% है, जो ब्लॉक औसत 46% के लगभग बराबर है और लिंगानुपात प्रति 1,000 पुरुषों पर 912 महिलाएं। यह सुपौल जिला मुख्यालय से 173 किमी, निकटतम कस्बे Ekma से 0 किमी, Ekma रेलवे स्टेशन से 1 से कम किमी स्थित है (सीधी रेखा दूरी)। पिनकोड 852110 है, Garh Baruari डाकघर द्वारा सेवित; एलजीडी गांव कोड 221361 है। निकटतम अस्पताल या स्वास्थ्य केंद्र Dr. Vineet Kumar है, <1 किमी दूर। गांव Darbhanga Rural विधानसभा क्षेत्र में आता है, विधायक Rajesh Kumar Mandal हैं। 2026 में अनुमानित जनसंख्या 11,875 है, 2011 जनगणना से 18% अधिक।
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · एकमा
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 10
- Power hours (winter)
- 10
- Primary school
- 5
- Middle school
- 3
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- Yes
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- Yes
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- SUPUAL
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 15
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 15
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 15
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- YAKMA
- Total area (ha)
- 527
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 332.38
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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मुख्य तथ्य — एकमा
- LGD code
- 221361
- Pincode
- 852110
- Post office
- Garh Baruari
- Population (Census 2011)
- 10,072
- Population (projected 2026)
- 11,875
- Households
- 2,078
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 912
- Literacy rate
- 46.0%
- Coordinates
- 25.96436°N, 84.53670°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Darbhanga
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Darbhanga Rural
- Member of Parliament
- Gopal Jee Thakur
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Rajesh Kumar Mandal
- Block / Mandal
- Supaul
पहुंचने का रास्ता
एकमा कैसे पहुंचें
शहरों से दूरी · सीधी रेखा
- Patna73 kmcapital
- Kolkata541 km
- Delhi782 km
- Hyderabad1140 km
प्रकार अनुसार निकटतम · क्षेत्र में कहीं भी
- Railway stationEkma<1 km
- Hospital / PHCDr. Vineet Kumar<1 km
- ATM / bankFINO PAYMENT BANK17 km
- Petrol pumpPrasad And Sons Petrol Pump29 km
- CollegeInter college, Sakarpura44 km
- Police stationPOLICE LINE CHHAPRA GROUND30 km
एक ही पिनकोड
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एकमा के पास के गांव
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)