Ektara, Mayurhand

Ektara (एकतारा) is a village located in the Mayur Hand Subdivision of Chatra district of Jharkhand. The village falls in Mayurhand block and comes under Belkhori Gram Panchayat.

As on February 2025, the current population of Ektara is 1.3 thousands out of which 698 are males and rest 612 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 877 females per 1000 males. There are around 188 teenagers in Ektara. It has literacy rate of 62% which means around 809 persons can read and write. Total 725 people belonging to scheduled caste and 0 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 196 households in Ektara, which means every family has 7 members on average. The village has working population of 463. The pincode of Ektara is 825408 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Itkhori Sub Post office
• Bargaon Branch Post office
• Karni Branch Post office
• Loram Branch Post office
• Mandhania Branch Post office

Schools

Ektara has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.

• Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan National Public School Bhuiyan Tola, Ektara
• Upgrade Middle School Ektara

Hospitals

Ektara has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.

• Community Health Center Itkhori
• Health Sub-Center Nawadih
• Health Sub-Center Pathara
• Health Sub-Center Narchai
• Health Sub-Center Mandhaniya

Banks

Ektara has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.

• Bank of India Nawadih
• Bank of India Gidhaur
• State Bank of India Itkhori