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- LGD code
- 256421
- Pincode
- 824220
- Post office
- Dobhi
- Population
- 717
- Households
- 133
- Literacy rate
- 49.7%
- Sex ratio
- 948 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 414
Census 2011 · in context
How Ekauni compares
By population, Ekauni ranks #72 of 130 villages in Dobhi mandal.
Literacy rate
%
49.7%
+6.0% vs mandal average
Ekauni49.7%
Dobhi mandal43.7%
Gaya district52.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
948
−16 vs mandal average
Ekauni948
Dobhi mandal964
Household size
people per home
5.4
−1.0 vs mandal average
Ekauni5.4
Dobhi mandal6.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Ekauni at a glance
Ekauni is a village of 717 people in 133 households (Census 2011) in Dobhi block, Gaya district, Bihar, the 72nd-largest of 130 villages in Dobhi block. Literacy is 50%, 6 points above the block average of 44% and the sex ratio is 948 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 824220, served by Dobhi post office; the LGD village code is 256421. The village votes in Mahnar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Umesh Singh Kushwaha. The population is estimated at 845 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Ekauni
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 0
- Power hours (winter)
- 0
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- 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
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- SHERGHATI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 14
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 30
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 8
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 109
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 34
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Ekauni
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Key facts — Ekauni
- LGD code
- 256421
- Pincode
- 824220
- Post office
- Dobhi
- Population (Census 2011)
- 717
- Population (projected 2026)
- 845
- Households
- 133
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 948
- Literacy rate
- 49.7%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Hajipur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Mahnar
- Member of Parliament
- Chirag Paswan
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Umesh Singh Kushwaha
- Block / Mandal
- Dobhi
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- 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
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