# Shikaritola Village, Dondi Luhara, Durg (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Dondi Luhara, Durg 

# Shikaritola

Shikaritola is a village in Dondi Luhara sub-district of Durg district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491771**. The 2011 Census counted **690 people in 153 households**, the 125th largest of 205 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.2%.

- 690people (2011)
- 153households
- 80.1%literacy
- 491771PIN code

## Shikaritola PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Shikaritola is 491771.** Shikaritola falls in Dondi Luhara sub-district, Durg district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code491771
- Gram panchayatBhurka Bhata
- Community development blockDondiluhara
- Census village code443017

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

## How far is Shikaritola from nearby towns?

- Dondiluhara (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Durg (district HQ)42 km by road
- Arjunda (nearest town)9 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 Shikaritola?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Shikaritola; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Suregaon
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Arjunda
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Suregaon
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 24 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 Shikaritola known for?

About 79% of the 266 hectares of village land is sown, and 53 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Shikaritola

Of every 100 households in Shikaritola in 2011, 79 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Shikaritola · ■ Dondi Luhara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****79%**

**80%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**88%

Tap water ****1%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**11%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****57%**

**63%

Television ****37%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****9%**

**19%

Own their home ****92%**

**95%

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 Shikaritola?

■ Shikaritola · ■ Dondi Luhara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.1%**

**78.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****977**

**1033

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1452**

**992

Working population ****58.7%**

**54.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.0% for men and 70.6% for women. 61% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 240 (59%) · **■** Farm labourers 133 (33%) · **■** Other work 28 (7%) · **■** Marginal 4 (1%)

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 Dondi Luhara

- Annu Tola692 people
- Godmarra692 people
- Mudkhusra691 people
- Daragaon690 people
- Kheridih687 people
- Tekapar681 people
- Ureta680 people
- Mundori677 people

[All 211 villages in Dondi Luhara](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/durg/dondi-luhara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Shikaritola?491771
- How far is Shikaritola from Durg?42 km by road
- What is the population of Shikaritola?690 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shikaritola in?Durg district (Dondi Luhara sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Shikaritola?80.1% (Census 2011)