# Shikara Village, Lakhnadon, Seoni (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/seoni/lakhnadon/shikara/ Village · Lakhnadon, Seoni # Shikara Shikara is a village in Lakhnadon sub-district of Seoni district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,390 people in 315 households**, the 14th largest of 287 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.4%. - 1,390people (2011) - 315households - 60.1%literacy - 920females per 1,000 males ## Shikara PIN code and other codes Shikara falls in Lakhnadon sub-district, Seoni district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockLakhnadon - Census village code495745 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Shikara from nearby towns? - Lakhnadon (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Seoni (district HQ)65 km by road - Lakhnadon (nearest town)4 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 Shikara? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Shikara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Lakhnadon - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Seoni - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)6 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 Shikara known for? The main crops are **dhan, wheat and chana**. About 57% of the 742 hectares of village land is sown, and 127 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 Shikara Of every 100 households in Shikara in 2011, 68 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Shikara · ■ Lakhnadon rural average Electricity for lighting ****68%** **67% Toilet within the home ****3%** **8% No toilet (open defecation) ****97%** **92% Tap water ****22%** **16% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **97% Use banking services ****92%** **72% Television ****13%** **12% Mobile phone ****18%** **18% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****32%** **56% Own their home ****96%** **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 Shikara? ■ Shikara · ■ Lakhnadon rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****60.1%** **65.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****920** **979 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****863** **974 Working population ****58.6%** **53.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 71.2% for men and 48.1% for women. 59% of men and 58% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 74 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 51 (6%) · **■** Other work 99 (12%) · **■** Marginal 591 (73%) 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 Lakhnadon - Nagan Deori1,647 people - Sihora1,621 people - Bamhanwada1,546 people - Dargada1,473 people - Sirolipar1,355 people - Patha Deori Mal1,337 people - Jowa Ryt.1,311 people - Hinotiya Ryt.1,308 people [All 287 villages in Lakhnadon](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/seoni/lakhnadon/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Shikara from Seoni?65 km by road - What is the population of Shikara?1,390 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shikara in?Seoni district (Lakhnadon sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Shikara?60.1% (Census 2011)