Village · Dattirajeru, Vizianagaram # Shikaruganji Shikaruganji is a village in Dattirajeru sub-district of Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 535570. The 2011 Census counted 2,883 people in 781 households, the 3rd largest of 44 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 48.8%. - 2,883 people (2011) - 781 households - 51.6% literacy - 535570 PIN code ## Shikaruganji PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Shikaruganji is 535570. Shikaruganji falls in Dattirajeru sub-district, Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code 535570 - Gram panchayat Shikaruganji - Community development block Dattirajeru - Census village code 582649 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Shikaruganji from nearby towns? - Dattirajeru (sub-district HQ) 18 km by road - Vizianagaram (district HQ) 39 km by road - Salur (nearest town) 30 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Shikaruganji? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Shikaruganji; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 6 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Pappalagingalavalasa - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Gajapathinagaram - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Garividi - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 15 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Shikaruganji known for? About 34% of the 2,238 hectares of village land is sown, and 314 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Shikaruganji Of every 100 households in Shikaruganji in 2011, 91 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Shikaruganji · ■ Dattirajeru rural average - Electricity for lighting 91% 88% - Toilet within the home 7% 5% - No toilet (open defecation) 93% 95% - Tap water 0% 21% - Drinking water within premises 6% 10% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 12% 9% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 87% 90% - Use banking services 55% 61% - Television 35% 32% - Mobile phone 41% 35% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 7% 5% - Car / jeep / van 1% 0% - None of these assets 42% 48% - Own their home 94% 93% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Shikaruganji? ■ Shikaruganji · ■ Dattirajeru rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 51.6% 48.8% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1026 1009 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 842 928 - Working population 54.5% 55.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 63.2% for men and 40.5% for women. 59% of men and 50% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 568 (36%) · ■ Farm labourers 494 (31%) · ■ Household industry 13 (1%) · ■ Other work 169 (11%) · ■ Marginal 328 (21%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Dattirajeru - Pedamanapuram 3,885 people - Datti 3,370 people - Gadasam 2,669 people - Ingilapalle 2,484 people - Pedakada 2,455 people - Maradam 2,414 people All 46 villages in Dattirajeru ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Shikaruganji? 535570 - How far is Shikaruganji from Vizianagaram? 39 km by road - What is the population of Shikaruganji? 2,883 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shikaruganji in? Vizianagaram district (Dattirajeru sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Shikaruganji? 51.6% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/vizianagaram/dattirajeru/shikaruganji/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.