# Siksod Village, Pakhanjur, Uttar Bastar Kanker (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Pakhanjur, Uttar Bastar Kanker 

# Siksod

Siksod is a village in Pakhanjur sub-district of Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **490021**. The 2011 Census counted **550 people in 81 households**, the 101st largest of 299 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%.

- 550people (2011)
- 81households
- 61.7%literacy
- 490021PIN code

## Siksod PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Siksod is 490021.** Siksod falls in Pakhanjur sub-district, Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code490021
- Gram panchayatSiksod
- Community development blockKoyalibeda
- Census village code448432

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

## How far is Siksod from nearby towns?

- Pakhanjur (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Kanker (district HQ)100 km by road
- Antagarh (nearest town)12 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 Siksod?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Siksod; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Antagarh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kanker
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pakhanjur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 6 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 Siksod known for?

About 48% of the 336 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Siksod

Of every 100 households in Siksod in 2011, 79 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 9 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Siksod · ■ Pakhanjur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****79%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

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

**6%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**99%

Use banking services ****0%**

**42%

Television ****6%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****9%**

**14%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****6%**

**17%

Own their home ****96%**

**97%

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 Siksod?

■ Siksod · ■ Pakhanjur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.7%**

**66.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****580**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1370**

**981

Working population ****67.8%**

**45.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.9% for men and 40.0% for women. 76% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 128 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 88 (24%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 149 (40%) · **■** Marginal 7 (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 Pakhanjur

- Rengawahi561 people
- Thakur Nagar561 people
- Aalparas559 people
- Irakbutta557 people
- Bharatpur547 people
- Govindpur543 people
- Dharampur542 people
- Irpanar540 people

[All 301 villages in Pakhanjur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/uttar-bastar-kanker/pakhanjur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Siksod?490021
- How far is Siksod from Kanker?100 km by road
- What is the population of Siksod?550 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Siksod in?Uttar Bastar Kanker district (Pakhanjur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Siksod?61.7% (Census 2011)