Gram panchayat · Bargaon block · Sundargarh
Ekma gram panchayat
Ekma is a gram panchayat (village council) in Bargaon block of Sundargarh district, Odisha, covering 2 villages, home to 3,148 people in 656 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Talsara assembly constituency and the Sundargarh Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 2
- Population (2011)
- 3,148
- Literacy
- 63.1%
- Area
- 11.2 km²
- LGD code
- 121541
Villages of Ekma
Villages: Local Government Directory (lgdirectory.gov.in), Government of India — data dump of December 2022 via github.com/planemad/india-local-government-directory (December 2022). Figures: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (village level); a dash means the census figures could not be matched to the village.
People and work in Ekma
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 3,148
- 1,536 male · 1,612 female
- Households
- 656
- about 4.8 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 63.1%
- below Bargaon block's villages (69.3%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,049
- above Bargaon block's villages (1,001)
- Children aged 0–6
- 374
- 11.9% of residents
- Workers
- 1,484
- 47.1% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 212 (6.7%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 2,332 (74.1%)
What the 1,484 workers did
- Cultivators337 (22.7%)
- Agricultural labourers24 (1.6%)
- Household industry15 (1.0%)
- Other work245 (16.5%)
- Marginal workers863 (58.2%)
Marginal workers worked less than six months of the year.
Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (village level), summed over the panchayat's villages (2011).
Facilities in the villages of Ekma
How many of the 2 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 2 villages cover 11 km², 79% of it sown with crops and 9% forest.
Education
- Primary school2 of 2
- Middle school2 of 2
- Secondary school1 of 2
- Senior secondary school0 of 2
- Degree college0 of 2
Health
- Primary health centre1 of 2
- Health sub-centre1 of 2
- Anganwadi centre2 of 2
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 2
- Hand pump2 of 2
- Electricity for homes2 of 2
Roads & transport
- All-weather road0 of 2
- Public bus2 of 2
- Mobile phone coverage2 of 2
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 2
- Commercial bank0 of 2
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 2
- Weekly haat1 of 2
- Primary schools
- 2
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 1
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (2), Sesame (2), Vegetable (2).
Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook: Village and Town Directory (Odisha). The facilities were recorded for the 2011 census (reference year 2009 for most items); many places have changed since. Facilities in towns are not included.
Other gram panchayats in Bargaon block
- Bamdera
- Barangakachhar
- Bargaon
- Bhoipali
- Dandajamira
- Fulbari
- Itma
- Jarngloi
- Pamra
- Rungaon
- Sahajbahal
- Tikilipara
- Timna
- Tudalaga
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Ekma? Share it with us.