# Pikule Village, Dodamarg, Sindhudurg (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Dodamarg, Sindhudurg 

# Pikule

Pikule is a village in Dodamarg sub-district of Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra, PIN code **416530**. The 2011 Census counted **1,501 people in 402 households**, the 10th largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.6%.

- 1,501people (2011)
- 402households
- 82.4%literacy
- 416530PIN code

## Pikule PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Pikule is 416530.** Pikule falls in Dodamarg sub-district, Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra.

- PIN code416530
- Community development blockDodamarg
- Census village code566975

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

## How far is Pikule from nearby towns?

- Kasai (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Oras Bk. (district HQ)92 km by road
- Mapusa (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 Pikule?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Pikule; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn 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
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bhedshi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sawntwadi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dodamarg
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 15 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 Pikule known for?

The main crops are **rice, coconut and mango**. About 28% of the 870 hectares of village land is sown, and 239 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 Pikule

Of every 100 households in Pikule in 2011, 95 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Pikule · ■ Dodamarg rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****56%**

**57%

No toilet (open defecation) ****40%**

**36%

Tap water ****93%**

**47%

Drinking water within premises ****74%**

**53%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**89%

Use banking services ****46%**

**67%

Television ****54%**

**51%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**21%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****30%**

**26%

Own their home ****99%**

**92%

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 Pikule?

■ Pikule · ■ Dodamarg rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.4%**

**82.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1067**

**1017

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****823**

**911

Working population ****45.9%**

**39.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.8% for men and 75.7% for women. 53% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 105 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 21 (3%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 101 (15%) · **■** Marginal 459 (67%)

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 Dodamarg

- Sasoli1,774 people
- Kudase1,713 people
- Ayee1,653 people
- Mangeli1,543 people
- Vazare1,393 people
- Kumbral1,333 people
- Zare1,253 people
- Talekhol1,201 people

[All 62 villages in Dodamarg](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/sindhudurg/dodamarg/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pikule?416530
- How far is Pikule from Oras Bk.?92 km by road
- What is the population of Pikule?1,501 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pikule in?Sindhudurg district (Dodamarg sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Pikule?82.4% (Census 2011)