Ekwari is a village in the

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Block of the Bhojpur district in the Indian state of

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. Bhojpur district is a part of the

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Surroundings

Ekwari is on the district border and adjacent to

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to the southeast and

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to the northeast. It is 35 km south of the district headquarters in

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, 7 km from Sahar and the Sone River. It is 76 km southwest of state capital

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. Villages near Ekwari include Baruna (3 km) to the north, Babu Bandh (5 km), Perhap (5 km) to the south, Koran Dihari (6 km) and Baruhi (6 km). Kosiyar (2km) to the west, The village is surrounded by the Agiaon block to the north, the Arwal block to the east, the Charpokhari block to the west and the Garhani block towards north. Cities near Ekwari include Agion, arwal, Piro, Arrah, Jagdispur and Behea.

Infrastructure

The Sakhuana

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passes through the village.

Demographics

Ekwari has a population of 11,561, in 1,877 families, of which 5,976 are male and 5,585 are female according to the census conducted in India (2011). The average sex ratio is 935 women per 1,000 men, a little higher than the Bihar state average of 918. The child sex ratio is 973, also higher than the Bihar average of 935. The 2011 Census indicates that 2,111 children ages 0–6 live there. This is 18.26% of the population. In 2011, the literacy rate was 72.98% compared to 61.80% of the state. Literacy varies by gender, as the male literacy rate is 81.63%, while the female rate is 63.64%. This is above standard in the Bihar state. As per

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and Panchyati Raj Act, the village is administrated by the

Sarpanch A sarpanch ( IAST: ''Sarpañch'' Hindi: ''सरपंच'') or Gram Pradhan or Mukhiya is a decision-maker, elected by the village-level constitutional body of local self-government called the Gram Sabha (village government) in India. The Sarp ...

(Head of Village), the elected representative of village.

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(SC) constitute 15.14%, while

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(ST) made up 0.01%.

Visiting Places

Budhiya mai temple. Mosque in Chika. Bramhsthan.Natural scenery at Amolabagh. Nagraaj water reservoir ( during July-Oct). Forest at the west bank of Nagraaj water reservoir.

Economy

3,959 of the population are engaged in work activities. 59.61% of the labor force describes their employment as having lasted more than 6 months. 40.39% describe their work as marginal activities that last less than 6 months. Of the 3,959 workers engaged in work lasting more than 6 months, 831 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 963 were agricultural laborers. Source:

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2011

References

External links

Villages in Bhojpur, Bihar
{{Bihar-geo-stub Villages in Bhojpur district, India