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Ekamba

Karanja mandal
Pincode 442201
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Festival

Ganeshotsav

Ekamba observes Ganeshotsav on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Maharashtra.

14 Sept

Ganeshotsav in Maharashtra

Called Ganeshotsav and kept for ten days. Modak is the offering, sarvajanik mandals organise the public pandals, and the main immersion is on Anant Chaturdashi.

The regional form observed across Maharashtra. How any one household or village keeps it varies, and is not something recorded here.

When the idol is immersed

The idol is kept for one and a half, three, five, seven days or until Anant Chaturdashi — it is a family custom rather than a rule, and community mandapams usually keep it longest.

Kept forImmersion
One and a half daysTue, 15 September
Three daysThu, 17 September
Five daysSat, 19 September
Seven daysMon, 21 September
Anant ChaturdashiWed, 23 SeptemberThe day most community mandapams immerse
Use the designated immersion point

Many gram panchayats and municipalities set aside a pond or a marked stretch of tank for immersion. Ask at the panchayat office — it changes year to year, and a drinking-water tank or a farm pond is not an alternative.

Unpainted clay dissolves, plaster of Paris does not

A clay idol breaks down in water within hours. Plaster of Paris does not, and the paints carry heavy metals, so idols accumulate in tanks and rivers after immersion. Pollution control boards in most states now ask for clay for exactly this reason.

Someone should be watching the water, not the idol

Immersion points get crowded and the bank is slippery after the monsoon. Children go into the water at these gatherings every year. Keep one person watching the water rather than the procession.

Take the accessories home

Thermocol, plastic sheeting, cloth and metal ornaments do not belong in the tank even when the idol itself is clay. Most organised immersion points now have a collection bin at the bank for them.

The full observance, step by step →

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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot

Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

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DM
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
dipali mangesh kawade
Contact: 90****6936
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LGD code
533541
Pincode
442201
Post office
Arvi (Wardha)
Population
532
Households
135
Literacy rate
76.3%
Sex ratio
1038 ♀/1000♂
Workers
289
Distance to district centre
48 km
Distance to mandal centre
12 km
Distance to Mumbai
612 km
Distance to Hyderabad
422 km
Nearest railway station
Arvi · 21 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Kalambe Hospital · 12 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Ekamba compares

By population, Ekamba ranks #67 of 121 villages in Karanja mandal.

Literacy rate
%
76.3%
+0.5% vs mandal average
Ekamba
76.3%
Karanja mandal
75.8%
Wardha district
78.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,038
+82 vs mandal average
Ekamba
1,038
Karanja mandal
956
Household size
people per home
3.9
−0.3 vs mandal average
Ekamba
3.9
Karanja mandal
4.2

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Ekamba at a glance

Ekamba is a village of 532 people in 135 households (Census 2011) in Karanja taluka, Wardha district, Maharashtra, the 67th-largest of 121 villages in Karanja taluka. Literacy is 76%, about the same as the taluka average of 76% and the sex ratio is 1,038 women per 1,000 men. It lies 48 km from the Wardha district centre, 37 km from Pusla, the nearest town, 21 km from Arvi railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 442201, served by Arvi (Wardha) post office; the LGD village code is 533541. The nearest hospital or health centre is Kalambe Hospital, 12 km away. The sarpanch is dipali mangesh kawade, and the village votes in Arvi assembly constituency, represented by MLA Sumit Wankhede. The population is estimated at 627 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Pardi

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Ekamba · this village53276%
Pardi · Karanja2,06679%1.2 km NE
Pardi · Seloo1.2 km NE
Pardi Heti · Karanja1,21170%1.4 km NE
Palora · Karanja72675%1.6 km S
Botona · Karanja1,30579%2.3 km NW
Sarwadi · Karanja2,56167%3.1 km SW

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Ekamba

Treated tap water
Yes
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
16
Power hours (winter)
18
Primary school
1
Middle school
0
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
Yes
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
ARVI
Distance to nearest town (km)
23
Distance to district HQ (km)
85
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
14
All-weather road
Yes
Total area (ha)
396.89
Irrigated area (ha)
272.6
Forest area (ha)
20.32

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

Notice board · Ekamba

No notices this week

Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.

Key facts — Ekamba

LGD code
533541
Pincode
442201
Post office
Arvi (Wardha)
Population (Census 2011)
532
Population (projected 2026)
627
Households
135
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1038
Literacy rate
76.3%
Coordinates
21.17358°N, 78.29468°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Wardha
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Arvi
Member of Parliament
Amar Kale
Member of Legislative Assembly
Sumit Wankhede
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
dipali mangesh kawade
Block / Mandal
Karanja
Getting there

How to reach Ekamba

Mandal centre
Karanja · ≈ 12 km
≈ 25 min by car · 30 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Wardha · ≈ 48 km
≈ 1 h 39 min by car · 1 h 58 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 11,863 people
Pusla · ≈ 37 km
≈ 1 h 16 min by car · 1 h 31 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Mumbai612 kmcapital
  • Hyderabad422 km
  • Delhi835 km
  • Bengaluru915 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationArvi21 km
  • Bus stopTalegaon12 km
  • Hospital / PHCKalambe Hospital12 km
  • ATM / bankAirtel Banking Point32 km
  • Petrol pumpIndian Oil3 km
  • CollegeDr Rajendra Gade Institute of Technology53 km
  • Police stationWarud Police Station33 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-12
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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