Ekut had 1 self-help groups with 9 members in 2025-26, as reported by the Ministry of Rural Development's DAY-NRLM programme.
Women's self-help groups formed under the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Rural Livelihoods Mission, by financial year, as counted by the ministry.
| Year | Groups | Members | SC members | ST members | OBC members | Other members |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2024-25 | Not reported | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-24 | Not reported | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2022-23 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021-22 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2020-21 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 2018-19 | 8 | 82 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
Source: Ministry of Rural Development (DAY-NRLM), Village-wise Self Help Group and Members Count, data.gov.in (GODL-India), retrieved 30 Oct 2026.
Which welfare facilities the Census 2011 Village Directory recorded in Ekut, and how far the nearest one was when it had none.
| Facility | In 2011 | Villages in Birbhum with it |
|---|---|---|
| Anganwadi centre | In the village | 69% of 1,736 villages |
| ICDS nutrition centre | Not reported | 58% of 595 villages |
| ASHA health worker | In the village | 72% of 1,546 villages |
| Ration shop (PDS) | Not reported | 70% of 819 villages |
| Self-help group (SHG) | Not reported | 43% of 584 villages |
| Agricultural credit society | Not in the village · nearest more than 10 km away | 9% of 2,455 villages |
| Health sub-centre | Not in the village · nearest within 5 km | 19% of 2,238 villages |
| Birth and death registration office | Not reported | 46% of 419 villages |
| Internet café / Common Service Centre | Not in the village · nearest more than 10 km away | 4% of 2,455 villages |
| Post office | Not in the village · nearest within 5 km | 10% of 2,455 villages |
Census 2011 — the official record from 2011, not today's situation.
Central schemes for rural households, chosen from the village's own Census 2011 figures. Eligibility is personal: check each scheme's page.
District-level figures for Birbhum district, not figures for Ekut.
Central-government dashboards · sourced from data.gov.in · refreshed when the ministry publishes
These are district-level figures for Birbhum district, not figures for Ekut.
74,090 of 8,02,415 rural households have a tap connection
Method: Sum of 4,335 habitation rows in 19 block resources published on data.gov.in by the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (households; households with a tap connection).
Source: Households with Piped Water Supply (PWS) under Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM), per-block resources · retrieved 29 Oct 2026
household toilets built, 6,75,122 households listed · coverage 100.0%
Source: District-wise Coverage of Individual Household Latrine (IHHL) as on date · retrieved 29 Oct 2026
PMAY-G (rural houses) is not shown: the ministry publishes no district-wise bulk dataset.
