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Ekari

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Ekma mandal
Pincode 841208
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Ekari is a village in Ekma mandal, Saran district, Bihar, with a population of 2,188 spread across 323 households. The village has a literacy rate of 60.4% and is located at coordinates 25.964°N, 84.537°E with PIN code 841208.

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LGD code
233338
Pincode
841208
Post office
Ekma
Population
2,188
Households
323
Literacy rate
60.4%
Sex ratio
1002 ♀/1000♂
Workers
469
Distance to district centre
131 km
Distance to mandal centre
2 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 Ekari compares

By population, Ekari ranks #30 of 93 villages in Ekma mandal.

Literacy rate
%
60.4%
+0.4% vs mandal average
Ekari
60.4%
Ekma mandal
60.0%
Saran district
54.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,002
+16 vs mandal average
Ekari
1,002
Ekma mandal
986
Household size
people per home
6.8
+0.5 vs mandal average
Ekari
6.8
Ekma mandal
6.3

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

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Ekari at a glance

Ekari is a village of 2,188 people in 323 households (Census 2011) in Ekma block, Saran district, Bihar, the 30th-largest of 93 villages in Ekma block. Literacy is 60%, about the same as the block average of 60% and the sex ratio is 1,002 women per 1,000 men. It lies 131 km from the Saran district centre, 0 km from Ekma, the nearest town, under 1 km from Ekma railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 841208, served by Ekma post office; the LGD village code is 233338. The nearest hospital or health centre is Dr. Vineet Kumar, <1 km away. The village votes in Ekma assembly constituency, represented by MLA Manoranjan Singh. The population is estimated at 2,580 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Ekari

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)
3
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
Yes
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
Yes
Private bus service
Yes
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
CHAPRA
Distance to nearest town (km)
40
Distance to district HQ (km)
30
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
2
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
Hansrajpur
Total area (ha)
116
Irrigated area (ha)
60.8
Forest area (ha)
0

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

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Key facts — Ekari

LGD code
233338
Pincode
841208
Post office
Ekma
Population (Census 2011)
2,188
Population (projected 2026)
2,580
Households
323
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1002
Literacy rate
60.4%
Coordinates
25.96436°N, 84.53670°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Maharajganj
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Ekma
Member of Parliament
Janardan Singh Sigriwal
Member of Legislative Assembly
Manoranjan Singh
Block / Mandal
Ekma
Getting there

How to reach Ekari

Mandal centre
Ekma · ≈ 2.1 km
≈ 4 min by car · 5 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Saran · ≈ 131 km
≈ 4 h 30 min by car · 5 h 20 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
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-10
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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