Ekanja, Raghunathpur - I, Purulia, West Bengal, India

Content updated on May 18, 2024.

Geographic Location of Ekanja


The village Ekanja is located in Raghunathpur - I C.D.Block of Purulia District in the State of West Bengal in India. It comes under Raghunathpur - I Community Development Block.

Travel and Communication for Ekanja


There is a railway station less than 5 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Ekanja,
Purulia,
West Bengal, India
PIN - 723133

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Ekanja


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Ekanja is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Ekanja is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Ekanja


As per available data from the year 2009, 1379 persons live in 251 house holds in the village Ekanja. There are 656 female individuals and 723 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 47.57% and males constitute 52.43% of the total population.

There are 649 scheduled castes persons of which 321 are females and 328 are males. Females constitute 49.46% and males constitute 50.54% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 47.06% of the total population.

There are 173 scheduled tribes persons of which 82 are females and 91 are males. Females constitute 47.4% and males constitute 52.6% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 12.55% of the total population.

Population density of Ekanja is 768.89 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Ekanja


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Total area of Ekanja is 179.35 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 149.54 ha. About 122.64 ha is un-irrigated area. About 2.62 ha is irrigated area. About 24.28 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 2.62 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 15.05 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 13.76 ha is culturable waste land.

Schools in Ekanja


There is a government pre-primary school in the village Ekanja.

There is a government primary school in the village Ekanja.

There are no middle schools in the village Ekanja or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no secondary schools in the village Ekanja or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is a government senior secondary school in the village Ekanja.

Colleges in Ekanja


There are no arts and science degree colleges in the village Ekanja or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no engineering colleges in the village Ekanja or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no medical colleges in the village Ekanja or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no management institutes in the village Ekanja or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no polytechnic institutes in the village Ekanja or anywhere in the nearby villages.

Other Educational Facilities in Ekanja


There are no vocational training school / ITIs in the village Ekanja or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no non formal training centres in the village Ekanja or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no differently abled schools in the village Ekanja or anywhere in the nearby villages.

Healthcare Facilities in Ekanja


There is no community health centre in the village Ekanja or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is a primary health centre 5-10 kms away from Ekanja.

There is a primary health sub-centre 5-10 kms away from Ekanja.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Ekanja.

There is no TB clinic in the village Ekanja or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is a allopathic hospital 5-10 kms away from Ekanja.

There is no alternative medicine hospital in the village Ekanja or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is no dispensary in the village Ekanja or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is a veterinary hospital 5-10 kms away from Ekanja.

There is no mobile health centre in the village Ekanja or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is no family welfare centre in the village Ekanja or anywhere in the nearby villages.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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