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- LGD code
- 225070
- Pincode
- 854317
- Post office
- Barsoighat
- Population
- 1,325
- Households
- 231
- Literacy rate
- 37.8%
- Sex ratio
- 909 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 335
ਜਨਗਣਨਾ 2011 · ਤੁਲਨਾ ਵਿੱਚ
Ekchanan ਦੀ ਤੁਲਨਾ
By population, Ekchanan ranks #94 of 231 villages in Barsoi mandal.
Literacy rate
%
37.8%
+2.8% vs mandal average
Ekchanan37.8%
Barsoi mandal35.0%
Katihar district41.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
909
−11 vs mandal average
Ekchanan909
Barsoi mandal920
Household size
people per home
5.7
+0.9 vs mandal average
Ekchanan5.7
Barsoi mandal4.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Ekchanan ਇੱਕ ਨਜ਼ਰ ਵਿੱਚ
Ekchanan ਬਿਹਾਰ ਦੇ ਕਟਿਹਾਰ ਜ਼ਿਲ੍ਹੇ ਦੇ Barsoi ਬਲਾਕ ਵਿੱਚ 1,325 ਲੋਕਾਂ 231 ਪਰਿਵਾਰਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ (ਜਨਗਣਨਾ 2011) ਦਾ ਪਿੰਡ ਹੈ, ਜੋ Barsoi ਬਲਾਕ ਦੇ 231 ਪਿੰਡਾਂ ਵਿੱਚੋਂ 94ਵਾਂ ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਵੱਡਾ ਹੈ। ਸਾਖਰਤਾ 38% ਹੈ, ਬਲਾਕ ਔਸਤ 35% ਤੋਂ 3 ਅੰਕ ਵੱਧ ਅਤੇ ਲਿੰਗ ਅਨੁਪਾਤ ਪ੍ਰਤੀ 1,000 ਮਰਦਾਂ ਪਿੱਛੇ 909 ਔਰਤਾਂ। ਪਿੰਨਕੋਡ 854317 ਹੈ, Barsoighat ਡਾਕਖਾਨੇ ਅਧੀਨ; LGD ਪਿੰਡ ਕੋਡ 225070 ਹੈ। ਪਿੰਡ Purnia ਵਿਧਾਨ ਸਭਾ ਹਲਕੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਹੈ, ਵਿਧਾਇਕ Vijay Kumar Khemka। 2026 ਵਿੱਚ ਅਨੁਮਾਨਿਤ ਆਬਾਦੀ 1,562, 2011 ਤੋਂ 18% ਵੱਧ।
ਗ੍ਰਾਮ ਪੰਚਾਇਤ: Belwa Dangi →
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Ekchanan
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- 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
- No
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- RAIGANJ (WB)
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 18
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 55
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 19
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- BELWA DANGI
- Total area (ha)
- 205
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 106
- Forest area (ha)
- 4.4
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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ਮੁੱਖ ਤੱਥ — Ekchanan
- LGD code
- 225070
- Pincode
- 854317
- Post office
- Barsoighat
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,325
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,562
- Households
- 231
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 909
- Literacy rate
- 37.8%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Purnia
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Purnia
- Member of Parliament
- Pappu Yadav
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Vijay Kumar Khemka
- Block / Mandal
- Barsoi
ਉਹੀ ਪਿੰਨਕੋਡ
Villages sharing pincode 854317
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Ekchanan
Barsoi ਮੰਡਲ ਦੇ ਹੋਰ ਪਿੰਡ
View all 60+ →- Abadpur
- Sultanpur
- Harnar
- Bighaurhat
- Maheshpur
- Shikarpur
- Dharampur
- Chandi
- Bans Kota
- Lagua
- Chandpara
- Bansgaon
- Molnapara
- Dhachna
- Lagwan
- Belwa
- Shiwanpur
- Mathurapur
- Kaliannagar
- Bahrakhar
- Kamraul
- Raghunathpur
- Chapakhor
- Beltar
- Jathar
- Nalsar
- Phunagaon
- Bariol
- Manman
- Alipur
- Lahgaria
- Raghunathpur
- Imadpur
- Bazidpur
- Manullahpur Kadam Gachhi
- Bazidpur
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)