# Sikao Village, Miao, Changlang (Arunachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Miao, Changlang 

# Sikao

Sikao is a village in Miao sub-district of Changlang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **247 people in 57 households**, the 24th largest of 44 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 17.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.7%.

- 247people (2011)
- 57households
- 17.0%literacy
- 816females per 1,000 males

## Sikao PIN code and other codes

Sikao falls in Miao sub-district, Changlang district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockKhagam
- Census village code264276

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Sikao from nearby towns?

- Miao Khagam Cd Block (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Changlang (district HQ)105 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Sikao?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Sikao; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Phaniyak
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Miao
- ○Degree college10+ km · Margherita
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Balinong
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 17 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Sikao known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and mustard seed**. 

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Sikao

Of every 100 households in Sikao in 2011, 56 had electricity, 68 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sikao · ■ Miao rural average

Electricity for lighting ****56%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****68%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****32%**

**40%

Tap water ****19%**

**38%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**76%

Use banking services ****2%**

**22%

Television ****18%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****2%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****74%**

**25%

Own their home ****100%**

**88%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Sikao?

■ Sikao · ■ Miao rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****17.0%**

**53.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****816**

**957

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1350**

**974

Working population ****57.1%**

**44.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 15.5% for men and 19.0% for women. 61% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 29 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 109 (77%) · **■** Marginal 3 (2%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Miao

- Neirong338 people
- Phaniyak280 people
- New Yumchum265 people
- Songkin II265 people
- Songkin247 people
- Namphai Singpho223 people
- Brajapur216 people
- Nayang213 people

[All 47 villages in Miao](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/changlang/miao/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sikao from Changlang?105 km by road
- What is the population of Sikao?247 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sikao in?Changlang district (Miao sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sikao?17.0% (Census 2011)