Ekdanga
Barh block · Patna
district, Bihar · PIN 803213
· village code 246442
Population 2011
5,336
Census of India
Population 2020
3,500
Mission Antyodaya survey
Change
-34.4%
-1,836 people · -4.6% a year
Households
1,200
+49.8% vs 801 in 2011
Census 2011
Total population
5,336
Male / female
2,908 / 2,428
Sex ratio females per 1,000 males
835
Children aged 0–6
1,005
Literacy rate
48.7%
Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Tribe
969 / 0
Working population
1,633
Of workers, in agriculture cultivators and farm labour
81.8%
Households
801
Village facilities, 2020
Primary school nearest 5 km away
No
Middle school
Yes
High school nearest 2 km away
No
Piped tap water
<50% habitation covered
All-weather road
Yes
Public transport
Auto
Electricity
8-12 Hrs
Bank
Yes
Primary health centre nearest 10 km away
No
Anganwadi
Yes
Internet
No
Common service centre
No CSC
Farming
Farm households
35
Non-farm households
40
Share of households farming, 2020
47%
Net sown area
8 ha
Kharif / rabi / other hidden inside one column
8 / 8 / 4
Main irrigation source
Other
Gram panchayat finances, 2024–25
XV Finance Commission grant for
Ekdanga panchayat, Barh zila parishad.
These are the panchayat's own accounts, not this village's: where a panchayat
holds several villages, the money covers all of them, and where a village
spans several panchayats only this one's return appears.
Opening balance
₹35.15 lakh
Received from state (auto-transfer)
₹18.06 lakh
Received directly
—
Spent
₹32.35 lakh
Unspent at year end
₹20.86 lakh
Untied (basic grant)
opened ₹18.77 lakh · received ₹7.20 lakh · spent ₹13.21 lakh · left ₹12.75 lakh
Tied (earmarked)
opened ₹16.38 lakh · received ₹10.86 lakh · spent ₹19.14 lakh · left ₹8.10 lakh
Source: eGramSwaraj, as reported by the panchayat. Untied and tied
together make up the totals above.
Location
25.4775, 85.7037 —
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How this village compares
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population changes in Patna district ·
School
staffing across Patna ·
…and across Bihar