Ekar, Raiganj
Ekar is a village located in the Raiganj Subdivision of Dinajpur Uttar district of West Bengal. The village falls in Raiganj block and comes under Sitgram Gram Panchayat. It belongs to Raiganj parliament constituency and Hemtabad assembly constituency.
As on January 2025, the current population of Ekar is 1.4 thousands out of which 726 are males and rest 706 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 972 females per 1000 males. There are around 153 teenagers in Ekar. It has literacy rate of 60% which means around 865 persons can read and write. Total 1.3 thousands people belonging to scheduled caste and 123 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 308 households in Ekar, which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 537. The pincode of Ekar is 733134 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Sudarshanpur Sub Post office
- Raiganj Bandar Sub Post office
- Raiganj Sub Post office
- Rashbehari Market Sub Post office
- Industrial Market Sub Post office
Schools
Ekar has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Raghobpur High School
- Shitgram Vidyabhaban(High School)
- Rampur Indira Uchcha Vidyapith
- Subhasganj High School
- Bangalbari High School (High School)
Hospitals
Ekar has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.
- Sitgram Sub-Center
- Rampur Block Primary Health Center
- Raiganj District Hospital
- Baharail Sub-Center
- Panchvaya Sub-Center
Banks
Ekar has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.