Ekma village, Rajnagar block | Pincode 847235

Represented by

Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)

Village snapshot

Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

Full profile →

Ekma is a village in Rajnagar mandal, Madhubani district, Bihar, with a population of 2,021 across 523 households and a literacy rate of 44.4%. The village has access to three primary health centres and a railway connection, located at coordinates 25.964°N, 84.537°E with PIN code 847235.

Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat

Information not yet available

No sarpanch on record yet. Sign in to add it — verified residents publish it directly, others need one community vouch.

LGD code: 220620
Pincode: 847235
Post office: Rajnagar (Madhubani)
Population: 2,021
Households: 523
Literacy rate: 44.4%
Sex ratio: 919 ♀/1000♂
Workers: 556
Distance to district centre: 146 km
Distance to mandal centre: 177 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

Census 2011 · in context

How Ekma compares

By population, Ekma ranks #30 of 63 villages in Rajnagar mandal.

Literacy rate

44.4%

−4.9% vs mandal average

Ekma: 44.4%
Rajnagar mandal: 49.3%
Madhubani district: 48.0%

Sex ratio

♀ per 1000 ♂

919

−12 vs mandal average

Ekma: 919
Rajnagar mandal: 931

Household size

people per home

3.9

−0.9 vs mandal average

Ekma: 3.9
Rajnagar mandal: 4.8

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

Ekma at a glance

Ekma is a village of 2,021 people in 523 households (Census 2011) in Rajnagar block, Madhubani district, Bihar, the 30th-largest of 63 villages in Rajnagar block. Literacy is 44%, 5 points below the block average of 49% and the sex ratio is 919 women per 1,000 men. It lies 146 km from the Madhubani district centre, 0 km from Ekma, the nearest town, under 1 km from Ekma railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 847235, served by Rajnagar (Madhubani) post office; the LGD village code is 220620. Mapped within or next to the village: primary health centre. The village votes in Alinagar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Maithili Thakur. The population is estimated at 2,383 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Patwara North →

Nearby villages compared

Compare side by side →

village	Population	Literacy	Distance
Ekma · this village	2,021	44%	—
Ekari · Ekma	2,188	60%	0 km N
Ekma · Supaul	10,072	46%	0 km N
Ekma · Aurai	2,349	33%	0 km N
Ekma · Ekma	13,175	63%	0 km N
Ekari · Ekma	—	—	0 km N
Ekma · Ekma	—	—	0 km N

Complete this village · 3/7

Add what you know →

Sarpanch nameWho leads the gram panchayat today
Panchayat contactA number residents can call
Pincode
About the village
A photoTemple, school, fields — anything from the village
A festival or jatara
A notable personTeacher, soldier, sportsperson, entrepreneur

Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Ekma

Treated tap water: No
Untreated tap water: No
Well water: No
Hand pump: Yes
Tube well / borewell: No
Electricity for homes: Yes
Electricity for farms: No
Power hours (summer): 2
Power hours (winter): 2
Primary school: 1
Middle school: 1
Secondary school: 1
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: No
Anganwadi centre: Yes
ASHA worker: No
Fair-price shop: Yes
Mandi / regular market: No
Weekly haat: No
Nearest statutory town: MADHUBANI
Distance to nearest town (km): 21
Distance to district HQ (km): 21
Distance to sub-district HQ (km): 6
All-weather road: Yes
Gram panchayat (2011): Ekma
Total area (ha): 117
Irrigated area (ha): 16.81
Forest area (ha): 0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

Notice board · Ekma

No notices this week

Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.

Key facts — Ekma

LGD code: 220620
Pincode: 847235
Post office: Rajnagar (Madhubani)
Population (Census 2011): 2,021
Population (projected 2026): 2,383
Households: 523
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males): 919
Literacy rate: 44.4%
Coordinates: 25.96436°N, 84.53670°E
Lok Sabha constituency: Darbhanga
Vidhan Sabha constituency: Alinagar
Member of Parliament: Gopal Jee Thakur
Member of Legislative Assembly: Maithili Thakur
Block / Mandal: Rajnagar
Nearest PHC: Dr. Vineet Kumar (0.4 km)
Nearest railway station: Ekma (0.2 km)

Demographics — Census 2011 + 2026 estimate + NFHS-5

Population, education, health & sanitation

India's last full census was 2011 · 2026 figures are RGI projections · NFHS-5 (2019-21) covers the Madhubani district level

Then & Now

Ekma — Census 2011 to projected 2026

Population · 2011

2,021

Census 2011 baseline

+17.9%

Population · 2026

2,383

RGI / state CAGR projection

Households · 2011

523

Census 2011 baseline

+18.0%

Households · 2026

617

RGI / state CAGR projection

2011 = decadal Census of India. 2026 = forward-projection from state-level CAGR — working estimate, refines when the next Census publishes.

Census 2011

Canonical baseline · last full census · village-level

Population: 2,021Census 2011
Households: 523Census 2011
Literacy rate: 44.4%Census 2011
Sex ratio: 919 ♀/1000♂Census 2011

2026 estimate

Projected from 2011 + state CAGR · live ECI electorate

Est. population: 2,3832026 proj. · +17.9% vs 2011
Est. households: 6172026 projection
Active job cards: 2,91,354MGNREGA · district · Feb 2024-2025
HHs worked (FY): 1,30,499MGNREGA · district · Feb 2024-2025
State electorate: 7,71,43,046ECI Lok Sabha 2024 final roll

NFHS-5 (2019-21)

National Family Health Survey · district overlay

Sex ratio @ birth: 805NFHS-5 district
Female literacy: 53.2%NFHS-5 district
Electricity: 98.6%NFHS-5 district
Improved sanitation: 38.2%NFHS-5 district
Children vaccinated: 85.6%NFHS-5 district
Anaemia (women): 61.4%NFHS-5 district

Post-2011 updates

Central-government dashboards · sourced from data.gov.in · refreshed when the ministry publishes

Tap water at homedistrict level: 96.4%Jal Jeevan Mission · Dec 2023 · Madhubani district
Rural houses builtdistrict level: 37,22,797PMAY-G · 37,22,797 of 44,92,010 sanctioned · Mar 2025 · Madhubani district
Toilets builtdistrict level: 3,93,613Swachh Bharat Mission - Gramin · Dec 2023 · Madhubani district

Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.

Boundary & surroundings

Ekma on the map

Verified

📍 Map · scroll to load

📍 25.9644° N, 84.5367° EOpen in OSM →

Notable places in Ekma

Temples, schools, hospitals & civic landmarks

4 places mapped

PHC· 3
Railway· 1

Healthcare

PHC · doctors
Dr. Vineet Kumar
📍 398 m awayOSM
Get directions →View on OSM
PHC · doctors
Dr. Urmila Singh
📍 455 m awayOSM
Get directions →View on OSM
PHC · clinic
Patna Nursing Home and Maternity Center
📍 518 m awayOSM
Get directions →View on OSM

Transport

Railway · station
Ekma
📍 238 m awayOSM
Get directions →View on OSM

Place data sourced from © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Verified entries are confirmed by the Gram Panchayat. See something wrong? Suggest an edit.

Getting there

How to reach Ekma

Mandal centre

Rajnagar · ≈ 177 km

≈ 6 h 3 min by car · 7 h 11 min by bike

Directions

District centre

Madhubani · ≈ 146 km

≈ 5 h by car · 5 h 57 min by bike

Directions

Nearest town · 13,175 people

Ekma · ≈ under 1 km

Directions

Distance to cities · straight line

Patna73 kmcapital
Kolkata541 km
Delhi782 km
Hyderabad1140 km

Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region

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

Nearest to the village

Railway station: Ekmaunder 1 km
Health centre: Dr. Vineet Kumarunder 1 km

Village amenities · Census 2011 / OpenStreetMap within 2 km

✓ Primary health centre

Same pincode

Villages sharing pincode 847235

All villages in 847235 →

Same name, different place

Other villages named Ekma

Looking for a different Ekma? The largest eight this name across India. All villages named Ekma →

From the village

Latest posts

All 6 posts →

Lead story

September 2026

newsSTATE

Bihar battles third prolonged flood spell with Ganga crossing decade-old highest levels at multiple sites

Reported by Swarajya.

By Resident0 likes0 comments

Sep

newsSTATE

Bihar museum hosts ‘Malhar Utsav’, monsoon ragas enchant audience

Reported by The Times of India.

Resident

Sep

newsSTATE

Tejashwi Yadav seeks Rs 15,000 aid amid Bihar floods, drought

Reported by thenewsmill.com.

Resident

Notable persons of Ekma

No people on record for this village yet.

Be the first villager to add one.

Claim this village & add the first people

Hyperlocal & verified

Open jobs in Ekma

Festival of lights; lamps lit, sweets distributed, fireworks.

→

Nov

Govardhan Puja

state

Day after Diwali; worship of Govardhan hill and cattle.

→

News from Madhubani & Bihar

Recent reporting about this district and state, from the press. Headlines link to the publisher.

Bihar battles third prolonged flood spell with Ganga crossing decade-old highest levels at multiple sites
Swarajya10h ago
Bihar museum hosts ‘Malhar Utsav’, monsoon ragas enchant audience
The Times of Indiayesterday
Tejashwi Yadav seeks Rs 15,000 aid amid Bihar floods, drought
The News Millyesterday
SVRC Of Bihar's Agri Dept Approves, Recommends 15 Crop Varieties For Bihar
The Times of India2 days ago
Bihar may demand ₹250 cr from Centre as crop damage aid | Hindustan Times
Hindustan Times2 days ago
Floods affect millions in Bihar despite rainfall deficit
Mongabay India3 days ago

Through villagers' lenses

Photo gallery

No photos on record for this village yet.

Be the first villager to add one.

Claim this village & add the first photo

Quick answers

People often ask about Ekma

What is the pincode of Ekma?

The pincode of Ekma, Rajnagar block, Madhubani district, Bihar is 847235. The post office is Rajnagar (Madhubani).

Which post office delivers to Ekma?

Mail for Ekma is delivered through Rajnagar (Madhubani) post office, pincode 847235, in Rajnagar block, Madhubani district. Use the full village name and the pincode on envelopes and courier forms.

In which district is Ekma located?

Ekma is a village in Rajnagar block of Madhubani district, Bihar, India.

What is the population of Ekma as per Census 2011?

As per the 2011 Census, Ekma village has a population of 2,021 across 523 households.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Ekma in?

Ekma falls under the Darbhanga Lok Sabha constituency (PC #14) of Bihar.

Which Vidhan Sabha (assembly) constituency is Ekma in?

Ekma falls under the Alinagar assembly constituency (AC #81) of Bihar.

What is the literacy rate in Ekma?

The Census 2011 literacy rate for Ekma village is 44.4%.

What is the sex ratio in Ekma?

The Census 2011 sex ratio for Ekma village is 919 females per 1,000 males.

What is the nearest health centre to Ekma?

The nearest health facility to Ekma is Dr. Vineet Kumar (~398 m).

What is the nearest railway station to Ekma?

The nearest railway station to Ekma is Ekma (~238 m).

What government schemes are applicable for residents of Ekma?

12 schemes currently match residents of Ekma, including Mukhyamantri Kanya Utthan Yojana, Mukhya Mantri Vridhjan Pension Yojana, Atal Pension Yojana (APY). Eligibility, benefits, and apply links are listed on the village page.

How far is Ekma from Madhubani district centre?

Ekma is approximately 146 km (straight-line) from the centre of Madhubani district. See "How to reach" on the village page for directions.

What is the LGD code of Ekma?

The Local Government Directory (LGD) code of Ekma village is 220620.

Which is the nearest town to Ekma?

Ekma (population 13,175, Census 2011) is the nearest large settlement, about 0 km from Ekma in a straight line.

How big is Ekma compared to other villages in Rajnagar block?

Ekma ranks 30 of 63 villages in Rajnagar block by Census 2011 population (2,021 residents).

How far is Ekma from Patna?

Ekma is about 73 km from Patna in a straight line (the state capital of Bihar); by road expect roughly 95 km.

How far is Ekma from Kolkata?

Ekma is about 541 km from Kolkata in a straight line; by road expect roughly 703 km.

Which is the nearest railway station to Ekma?

Ekma is the nearest railway station to Ekma, under 1 km away in a straight line (OpenStreetMap). By road expect roughly 1 km.

Which is the nearest hospital or health centre to Ekma?

Dr. Vineet Kumar is the nearest hospital or health centre to Ekma, under 1 km away in a straight line (OpenStreetMap). By road expect roughly 1 km.

Which is the nearest ATM or bank to Ekma?

FINO PAYMENT BANK is the nearest ATM or bank to Ekma, about 17 km away in a straight line (OpenStreetMap). By road expect roughly 22 km.

Which is the nearest petrol pump to Ekma?

Prasad And Sons Petrol Pump is the nearest petrol pump to Ekma, about 29 km away in a straight line (OpenStreetMap). By road expect roughly 37 km.

Who is the MLA of Ekma?

Ekma falls under Alinagar assembly constituency (AC 81). The sitting MLA is Maithili Thakur (BJP).

Who is the MP for Ekma?

Ekma is in Darbhanga Lok Sabha constituency. The sitting Member of Parliament is Gopal Jee Thakur (BJP).

What is the population of Ekma in 2026?

Ekma is estimated at 2,383 people in 2026, up about 18% from 2,021 in the 2011 Census (projection from the state growth rate; the next Census will replace it).

Which agro-climatic zone is Ekma in?

Bihar falls in the Middle Gangetic Plains zone (rice, wheat, maize, sugarcane) of the ICAR classification; Ekma in Madhubani district shares that zone's cropping pattern and rainfall regime.

Answers are auto-built from the village's verified record. If something is wrong, residents can correct it after claiming the village.

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, 2026-09-20
Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)