Ektara
Ektara is a revenue village in Devipur block, Deoghar district, Jharkhand. It had a population of 80 in 17 households (Census 2011).
80 people. 17 homes.
Devipur block, Deoghar district, Jharkhand.
Ektara today
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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Ektara is a village in Devipur block, Deoghar district, Jharkhand. At the 2011 Census it had 80 people in 17 households, with a literacy rate of 65.6%. It is administered by the Jhhumarbad gram panchayat. Its postal pincode is 814120.
Gram panchayat
Ektara is in the Jhhumarbad gram panchayat.
Other villages in Jhhumarbad
- Jhumarbad
- Kolhariya
- Chhota Rajasare
- Jitpur
- Kokraha
- Gajrajpur
- Belatikar
- Matkiya
- Kewalpur
- Kartorayadih
- Dinajpur
- Maniyarpur
- Simrapoj
- Bhaiaraydih
- Dewalpur
Source: Local Government Directory (LGD), 2026-10-21.
How Ektara compares
By population, Ektara is #199 of 223 inhabited villages in Devipur block.
| — | Ektara | Devipur block | Deoghar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Literacy rate | 65.6% | 59.4% | 60.5% |
| Women per 1,000 men | 1,353 | 922 | 933 |
| People per household | 4.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 |
Census 2011. Area figures add up inhabited villages only; literacy is literates ÷ people aged 7 and above.
Villages sharing PIN 814120
- Tarabad · Mohanpur
- Amdiha · Devipur
- Malhara · Mohanpur
- Bhojpur · Devipur
- Hussainabad · Devipur
- Raghunathpur · Mohanpur
- Dharwadih · Deoghar
- Latasare · Mohanpur
- Ramudih · Devipur
All villages with PIN 814120 →
Source: LGD village–pincode mapping.
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Schemes worth checking
- PM-Kisan Samman Nidhi ↗ · Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
Income support of ₹6,000 a year, paid in three equal instalments, to land-holding farmer families.
- Mahatma Gandhi NREGA ↗ · Ministry of Rural Development
At least 100 days of guaranteed wage employment a year for rural households whose adults volunteer for unskilled manual work.
- PMAY-Gramin ↗ · Ministry of Rural Development
Assistance to build a house for eligible rural households.
- Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY ↗ · National Health Authority
Health cover for hospital treatment for eligible families.
- National Food Security Act (ration) ↗ · Department of Food & Public Distribution
Subsidised food grains through the public distribution system for eligible households.
- National Social Assistance Programme (pensions) ↗ · Ministry of Rural Development
Old-age pension for BPL persons aged 60 and above: ₹200 a month up to age 79 and ₹500 after; widow and disability pensions too.
- PM Shram Yogi Maandhan ↗ · Ministry of Labour & Employment
Assured pension of ₹3,000 a month at age 60 for unorganised workers who join and contribute.
- Jan Suraksha (APY, PMJJBY, PMSBY) ↗ · Department of Financial Services
Atal Pension Yojana and low-cost life and accident insurance schemes, opened through your bank.
- Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana ↗ · Department of Financial Services
Loans up to ₹10 lakh for non-farm small and micro enterprises (₹20 lakh after repaying an earlier Tarun loan).
- Stand-Up India ↗ · Department of Financial Services
Bank loans between ₹10 lakh and ₹1 crore for SC/ST and women entrepreneurs setting up a new enterprise.
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Helplines
- Emergency (police, fire, ambulance)112Ministry of Home Affairs (ERSS)
- Women helpline181Ministry of Women and Child Development
- Child helpline1098Ministry of Women and Child Development
- Cyber crime helpline1930Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (MHA)
- Kisan Call Centre1800-180-1551Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
Official services
- PM-Kisan status ↗
- Ration card (NFSA) ↗
- MGNREGA job card & wages ↗
- PMAY-Gramin housing ↗
- Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY ↗
- DigiLocker ↗
- myScheme scheme finder ↗
- Search the electoral roll ↗
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News near Ektara
Press releases from the government and the district administration, with a link to each original.
From Deoghar district
- Request For Proposal for the procurement of school bus for Uma Nalini Baha Saraswati Vidya Mandir, Kunda, Deoghar.
District Administration, Deoghar · 3 Oct 2026
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Government jobs near Ektara
Recruitment notices from official commissions. Dates and numbers are taken from the notice itself.
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Essential services & places near Ektara
Ektara isn't on our map yet, so we can't measure distances. These places are in Devipur block, placed there by the nearest mapped village.
Banks, ATMs & post offices256 in Deoghar district
Bank
81, near Shivram mandir bhojpur, gramin bank bhojpur, deoghar
Post office
Post office
Post office
Post office · No map location — listed by district
Post office
Hospitals & clinics196 in Deoghar district
Primary / community health centre
Mohuatanr
Primary / community health centre
Patharchapti
Schools & anganwadis3 in Deoghar district
Colleges & universities8 in Deoghar district
Temples1 in Deoghar district
Other places of worship3 in Deoghar district
Transport40 in Deoghar district
- Petrol pump (no name listed)
Petrol pump
- Kumrabad Rohini
Railway station
- Sankarpur
Railway station
Data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Not checked by VoiceOfVillage unless marked verified. Phone numbers and hours appear only when the source lists them; call before you travel. openstreetmap.org/copyright Bank branches: RBI IFSC lists (via github.com/razorpay/ifsc, public domain). Post offices: India Post, All India Pincode Directory (data.gov.in, GODL-India).
Ektara on the map
Electoral profile
Listed in this constituency by the Local Government Directory (LGD) and checked against map locations nearby. Boundaries are approximate; the electoral roll is the final word. Wrong? Tell us. Results: Election Commission of India, Lok Sabha 2024 results (via OpenCity); Election Commission of India, Jharkhand Assembly 2024 results site (archived copy, Wayback Machine).
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Questions about Ektara
- Where is Ektara located?
- Ektara is a village in Devipur block of Deoghar district, Jharkhand, India.
- Which district is Ektara in?
- Ektara is in Deoghar district of Jharkhand.
- Which gram panchayat does Ektara belong to?
- Ektara comes under the Jhhumarbad gram panchayat.
- How is Ektara written in the local script?
- Ektara is written एकतारा.
- What is the pincode of Ektara?
- The pincode of Ektara, Devipur, Deoghar is 814120.
- What is the population of Ektara?
- As per the 2011 Census, Ektara had a population of 80 (34 males and 46 females).
- How many households are there in Ektara?
- Ektara had 17 households at the 2011 Census.
- What is the literacy rate of Ektara?
- The literacy rate of Ektara was 65.6% at the 2011 Census (share of people aged 7 and above who are literate).
- What is the sex ratio of Ektara?
- Ektara had 1,353 females per 1,000 males at the 2011 Census.
- Which Lok Sabha constituency is Ektara in?
- Ektara is in the Godda Lok Sabha constituency.
- Who is the MP for Ektara?
- Nishikant Dubey (Bharatiya Janata Party) won the Godda Lok Sabha seat, which includes Ektara, in 2024.
- Which assembly constituency is Ektara in?
- Ektara is in the Deoghar assembly (Vidhan Sabha) constituency.
- Who is the MLA for Ektara?
- Suresh Paswan (Rashtriya Janata Dal) won the Deoghar assembly seat, which includes Ektara, in 2024.
- What is the LGD code of Ektara?
- The Local Government Directory (LGD) code of Ektara is 354387 and its Census 2011 village code is 354387.
- Which villages are near Ektara?
- Other villages in Devipur block include Amaiyasar, Ambabad, Amdiha, Amjo, Amjora.
Answers are generated from LGD and Census 2011 records, not written by hand.
Villages in Devipur block
- Amdiha
- Bhojpur
- Hussainabad
- Ramudih
- Mohuatanr
- Jitjori
- Barwan
- Kharkuwan
- Jhumarbad
- Rajpura
- Gidhaya
- Kasathi
- Phulkari
- Jhuri
- Sirsia
- Daranga
- Jagmaniya
- Tiljori
- Birnia
- Dhobna
- Behran
- Kathghari
- Siri
- Samlapur
- Tatkio
- Baghmari
- Balthar
- Chitarpur
- Bara Minkhi
- Sankarpur
Pacific Ocean status (NOAA, 8 Oct 2026): El Niño Advisory
There is no El Niño forecast for individual villages. El Niño is a pattern in the Pacific Ocean; how much it changes rainfall here also depends on other conditions, and it does not mean drought everywhere.
Local rainfall estimates are not available yet.
Long-term district average for October: 76.5 mm (IMD normal, 1951–2000)
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