Ekhua Population, Caste, Working Data Purnia, Bihar - Census 2011

Ekhua is a village situated in Dagarua block of Purnia district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 837 families residing in the village Ekhua. The total population of Ekhua is 4,193 out of which 2,165 are males and 2,028 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Ekhua is 937.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Ekhua village is 969 which is 23% of the total population. There are 485 male children and 484 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Ekhua is 998 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (937) of Ekhua village.

Population
4,193
Families
837
Literacy
41.75%
Sex Ratio
937

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Ekhua is 41.7%. Thus Ekhua village has higher literacy rate compared to 40.8% of Purnia district. The male literacy rate is 51.55% and the female literacy rate is 31.09% in Ekhua village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Ekhua village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Ekhua Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Ekhua village.

Total Male Female
Children 969 485 484
Literacy 41.75% 51.55% 31.09%
Scheduled Caste 519 260 259
Scheduled Tribe 44 26 18
Illiterate 2,847 1,299 1,548

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 12.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1% of total population in Ekhua village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Ekhua village out of total population, 1,163 were engaged in work activities. 52% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 48% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,163 workers engaged in Main Work, 133 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 266 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 605 559 46
Cultivators 133 129 4
Agriculture Labourer 266 252 14
Household Industries 2 2 0
Other Workers 204 176 28
Marginal Workers 558 424 134
Non Working 3,030 1,182 1,848

Nearby Villages to Ekhua,

Below are the list of villages near Ekhua village in Dagarua.

Village Population
Tengari 334
Kunaili 427
Tengri 456
Doria 435
Mahammadpur 1,711
Mahamdia 2,469
Chikni 1,235
Harkheli 1,305
Gerki 1,226
Basdaha 2,415

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