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

Ekraha is a village situated in Banmankhi block of Purnia district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,501 families residing in the village Ekraha. The total population of Ekraha is 7,713 out of which 3,946 are males and 3,767 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Ekraha is 955.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Ekraha village is 1601 which is 21% of the total population. There are 786 male children and 815 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Ekraha is 1,037 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (955) of Ekraha village.

Population
7,713
Families
1,501
Literacy
43.26%
Sex Ratio
955

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Ekraha is 43.3%. Thus Ekraha village has higher literacy rate compared to 40.8% of Purnia district. The male literacy rate is 50.66% and the female literacy rate is 35.33% in Ekraha village.

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

Ekraha Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,601 786 815
Literacy 43.26% 50.66% 35.33%
Scheduled Caste 930 479 451
Scheduled Tribe 19 12 7
Illiterate 5,069 2,345 2,724

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 12.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.2% of total population in Ekraha village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Ekraha village out of total population, 2,968 were engaged in work activities. 60.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 39.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,968 workers engaged in Main Work, 171 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,358 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,790 1,354 436
Cultivators 171 137 34
Agriculture Labourer 1,358 976 382
Household Industries 11 11 0
Other Workers 250 230 20
Marginal Workers 1,178 418 760
Non Working 4,745 2,174 2,571

Nearby Villages to Ekraha,

Below are the list of villages near Ekraha village in Banmankhi.

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