Ekandar, Gazole
Ekandar is a village located in the Gazole Subdivision of Maldah district of West Bengal. The village falls in Gazole block and comes under Majhra Gram Panchayat.
As on May 2024, the current population of Ekandar is 580 out of which 296 are males and rest 284 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 959 females per 1000 males. There are around 67 teenagers in Ekandar. It has literacy rate of 43% which means around 251 persons can read and write. Total 169 people belonging to scheduled caste and 411 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 122 households in Ekandar, which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 233. The pincode of Ekandar is 732124 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Gajol Sub Post office
- Badnagra Branch Post office
- Deotala Branch Post office
- Dhaoel Branch Post office
- Hatimari Branch Post office
Schools
Ekandar has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Shyam Sukhi Balika Shiksha Niketan
- Gajol H.N.M.High School (High School).)
- Hatimari High School
- Moyna High School (High School)
- Gazole Sewchand Parameswari Vidyamandir (High School)
Hospitals
Ekandar has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.
- Hatimari Sub-Center
- Katna GPHQ Sub-Center
- Muria Kundu Sub-Center
- Ghansahar, GPHQ Sub-Center
- Altor Sub-Center
Banks
Ekandar has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.