Ekrain, Ariari

Ekrain is a village located in the Ariari Anchal of Sheikhpura district of Bihar. The village falls in Ariari block and comes under Diha Gram Panchayat.

As on November 2025, the current population of Ekrain is 1.8 thousands out of which 939 are males and rest 880 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 937 females per 1000 males. There are around 249 teenagers in Ekrain. It has literacy rate of 48% which means around 868 persons can read and write. Total 406 people belonging to scheduled caste and 0 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 239 households in Ekrain, which means every family has 8 members on average. The village has working population of 586. The pincode of Ekrain is 811105 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Sheikhpura R S Sub Post office
• Sheikhpura SO Sheikhpura
• Sheikhpura Bazar Sub Post office
• Biman Branch Post office
• Brindaban Branch Post office

Schools

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

• Ramadhin College, Sheikhpura
• Islamia High School
• Sanjay Gandhi Smark Mahila Mahavidaya, Sheikhpura
• C.N.B College Hathiyaman
• U.High School Gagaor

Hospitals

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

• Barsa Sub-Center
• Chitaura Sub-Center
• Kusumbha Sub-Center
• Chordargah Sub-Center
• Belchhi Sub-Center

Banks

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

• Bandhan Bank Sheikhpura
• Canara Bank Faridpur
• Canara Bank Sheikhpura II
• HDFC Bank Seikhpura
• ICICI Bank Sheikhpura