# Shikara Village, Mukhed, Nanded (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Mukhed, Nanded 

# Shikara

Shikara is a village in Mukhed sub-district of Nanded district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,868 people in 615 households**, the 19th largest of 151 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.3%.

- 2,868people (2011)
- 615households
- 73.8%literacy
- 972females per 1,000 males

## Shikara PIN code and other codes

Shikara falls in Mukhed sub-district, Nanded district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockMukhed
- Census village code545461

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?

- Mukhed (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Nanded (district HQ)83 km by road
- Mukhed (nearest town)7 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?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Shikara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sawargaon
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Mukhed
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nanded
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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?

About 57% of the 881 hectares of village land is sown, and 434 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, 34 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shikara · ■ Mukhed rural average

Electricity for lighting ****34%**

**66%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**88%

Tap water ****2%**

**40%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**4%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****5%**

**41%

Television ****2%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****69%**

**43%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Shikara?

■ Shikara · ■ Mukhed rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.8%**

**72.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****972**

**935

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1004**

**907

Working population ****53.3%**

**49.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.2% for men and 61.9% for women. 55% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 84 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 647 (42%) · **■** Household industry 17 (1%) · **■** Other work 198 (13%) · **■** Marginal 583 (38%)

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 Mukhed

- Betmogra3,589 people
- Dabka Raja3,270 people
- Saknur3,116 people
- Junna2,936 people
- Umardari2,862 people
- Ambulga Bk.2,823 people
- Ravi2,799 people
- Kerur2,657 people

[All 151 villages in Mukhed](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nanded/mukhed/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Shikara from Nanded?83 km by road
- What is the population of Shikara?2,868 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shikara in?Nanded district (Mukhed sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Shikara?73.8% (Census 2011)