# Shikra Village, Majhauli, Sidhi (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Majhauli, Sidhi 

# Shikra

Shikra is a village in Majhauli sub-district of Sidhi district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,874 people in 652 households**, the 10th largest of 124 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.0%.

- 2,874people (2011)
- 652households
- 65.7%literacy
- 878females per 1,000 males

## Shikra PIN code and other codes

Shikra falls in Majhauli sub-district, Sidhi district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockMajhauli
- Census village code503175

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

## How far is Shikra from nearby towns?

- Majhauli (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Sidhi (district HQ)32 km by road
- Majhauli (nearest town)30 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 Shikra?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rewa
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ 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)5 h summer · 4 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 Shikra known for?

About 44% of the 914 hectares of village land is sown, and 49 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 Shikra

Of every 100 households in Shikra in 2011, 11 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shikra · ■ Majhauli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****11%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**3%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**96%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**17%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****8%**

**23%

Television ****2%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****13%**

**19%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****70%**

**54%

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 Shikra?

■ Shikra · ■ Majhauli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.7%**

**63.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****878**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****914**

**927

Working population ****51.9%**

**44.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.5% for men and 50.9% for women. 50% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 394 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 232 (16%) · **■** Household industry 6 (0%) · **■** Other work 27 (2%) · **■** Marginal 833 (56%)

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 Majhauli

- Karmai3,514 people
- Pand3,469 people
- Danga3,390 people
- Silwar2,932 people
- Chhuhi2,649 people
- Dadar2,646 people
- Jamua2,586 people
- Bakwa2,551 people

[All 127 villages in Majhauli](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/sidhi/majhauli/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Shikra from Sidhi?32 km by road
- What is the population of Shikra?2,874 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shikra in?Sidhi district (Majhauli sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Shikra?65.7% (Census 2011)