# Sikan Village, Kotli, Mandi (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Kotli, Mandi 

# Sikan

Sikan is a village in Kotli sub-district of Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **175003**. The 2011 Census counted **324 people in 67 households**, the 38th largest of 64 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.4%.

- 324people (2011)
- 67households
- 79.3%literacy
- 175003PIN code

## Sikan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sikan is 175003.** Sikan falls in Kotli sub-district, Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code175003
- Community development blockMandi Sadar
- Census village code013761

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

## How far is Sikan from nearby towns?

- Kotli (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Mandi (district HQ)32 km by road
- Mandi (nearest town)32 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 Sikan?

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

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Sarwari
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kotli
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mandi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mandi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)24 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 Sikan known for?

The main crops are **maize, paddy and wheat**. About 43% of the 66 hectares of village land is sown, and 11 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 Sikan

Of every 100 households in Sikan in 2011, 100 had electricity, 84 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Sikan · ■ Kotli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****84%**

**94%

No toilet (open defecation) ****16%**

**6%

Tap water ****94%**

**92%

Drinking water within premises ****81%**

**53%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%**

**20%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**79%

Use banking services ****94%**

**98%

Television ****78%**

**84%

Mobile phone ****81%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**3%

None of these assets ****10%**

**7%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Sikan?

■ Sikan · ■ Kotli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.3%**

**81.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1234**

**1075

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****760**

**853

Working population ****54.9%**

**66.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.8% for men and 70.6% for women. 57% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 108 (61%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 16 (9%) · **■** Marginal 52 (29%)

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 Kotli

- Dhawali Badehar356 people
- Dhawansari355 people
- Sukhsal353 people
- Chaloh324 people
- Sarwari Uperli311 people
- Hart300 people
- Tarnoh281 people
- Thanaut272 people

[All 66 villages in Kotli](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/mandi/kotli/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sikan?175003
- How far is Sikan from Mandi?32 km by road
- What is the population of Sikan?324 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sikan in?Mandi district (Kotli sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sikan?79.3% (Census 2011)