# Sikosa Village, Gunderdehi, Durg (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Gunderdehi, Durg 

# Sikosa

Sikosa is a village in Gunderdehi sub-district of Durg district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491221**. The 2011 Census counted **3,139 people in 732 households**, the 2nd largest of 159 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.2%.

- 3,139people (2011)
- 732households
- 80.1%literacy
- 491221PIN code

## Sikosa PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sikosa is 491221.** Sikosa falls in Gunderdehi sub-district, Durg district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code491221
- Gram panchayatSikosa
- Community development blockGunderdehi
- Census village code442861

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

## How far is Sikosa from nearby towns?

- Gunderdehi (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Durg (district HQ)37 km by road
- Gunderdehi (nearest town)10 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 Sikosa?

25 services counted by the Census are inside Sikosa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college5–10 km · Gunderdehi
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Gunderdehi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Sikosa known for?

The main crops are **paddy, gram and tivra**. About 75% of the 531 hectares of village land is sown, and 165 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 Sikosa

Of every 100 households in Sikosa in 2011, 91 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sikosa · ■ Gunderdehi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****25%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**81%

Tap water ****53%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**98%

Use banking services ****53%**

**70%

Television ****36%**

**41%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**18%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**15%

Own their home ****94%**

**96%

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 Sikosa?

■ Sikosa · ■ Gunderdehi rural average

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

**81.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1045**

**1010

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****973**

**983

Working population ****46.9%**

**51.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.1% for men and 71.6% for women. 57% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 171 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 559 (38%) · **■** Household industry 33 (2%) · **■** Other work 316 (21%) · **■** Marginal 393 (27%)

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 Gunderdehi

- Kachandur3,237 people
- Haldi2,908 people
- Pairi2,609 people
- Bharda Kalan2,461 people
- Kandul2,420 people

[All 159 villages in Gunderdehi](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/durg/gunderdehi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sikosa?491221
- How far is Sikosa from Durg?37 km by road
- What is the population of Sikosa?3,139 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sikosa in?Durg district (Gunderdehi sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Sikosa?80.1% (Census 2011)