Village · Chhuriya, Rajnandgaon # Shikari Mahka Shikari Mahka is a village in Chhuriya sub-district of Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 495691. The 2011 Census counted 1,356 people in 283 households, the 22nd largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%. - 1,356 people (2011) - 283 households - 73.6% literacy - 495691 PIN code ## Shikari Mahka PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Shikari Mahka is 495691. Shikari Mahka falls in Chhuriya sub-district, Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 495691 - Gram panchayat Shikari Mahka - Community development block Chhuria - Census village code 440896 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Shikari Mahka from nearby towns? - Chhuriya (sub-district HQ) 5 km by road - Rajnandgaon (district HQ) 45 km by road - Chhuria (nearest town) 5 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Shikari Mahka? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Shikari Mahka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Post office In village - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Chhuria - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Chhuriya - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Rajnandgaon - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Shikari Mahka known for? The main crops are paddy, kodo and tivra. About 70% of the 706 hectares of village land is sown, and 67 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Shikari Mahka Of every 100 households in Shikari Mahka in 2011, 88 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Shikari Mahka · ■ Chhuriya rural average - Electricity for lighting 88% 84% - Toilet within the home 7% 12% - No toilet (open defecation) 93% 88% - Tap water 7% 6% - Drinking water within premises 7% 7% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 99% - Use banking services 99% 83% - Television 33% 21% - Mobile phone 21% 24% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 7% 8% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 16% 18% - Own their home 98% 97% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Shikari Mahka? ■ Shikari Mahka · ■ Chhuriya rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 73.6% 74.2% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1129 1038 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1046 1008 - Working population 59.8% 56.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.5% for men and 67.5% for women. 62% of men and 58% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 372 (46%) · ■ Farm labourers 133 (16%) · ■ Other work 53 (7%) · ■ Marginal 253 (31%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Chhuriya - Halekosa 1,433 people - Boirdeeh 1,386 people - Gahirabhedi 1,371 people - Matekheda 1,365 people - Sadak Chirchari 1,343 people - Atargaon 1,328 people - Ratan Bhath 1,324 people - Kallu Banjari 1,284 people All 218 villages in Chhuriya ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Shikari Mahka? 495691 - How far is Shikari Mahka from Rajnandgaon? 45 km by road - What is the population of Shikari Mahka? 1,356 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shikari Mahka in? Rajnandgaon district (Chhuriya sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Shikari Mahka? 73.6% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/rajnandgaon/chhuriya/shikari-mahka/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.