# Shikato Village, Dhansiripar, Dimapur (Nagaland) – PIN Code

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Village · Dhansiripar, Dimapur 

# Shikato

Shikato is a village in Dhansiripar sub-district of Dimapur district, Nagaland. The 2011 Census counted **139 people in 29 households**, the 29th largest of 32 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.0%.

- 139people (2011)
- 29households
- 86.7%literacy
- 738females per 1,000 males

## Shikato PIN code and other codes

Shikato falls in Dhansiripar sub-district, Dimapur district, Nagaland.

- Community development blockDhansiripar
- Census village code267755

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

## How far is Shikato from nearby towns?

- Dhansiripar (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Dimapur (district HQ)40 km by road
- Dimapur Town (nearest town)40 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 Shikato?

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

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Shitovi
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dimapur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dimapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dimapur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercanal / river
- 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 Shikato known for?

The main crops are **paddy, soyabean and wheat**. Products made here include bamboo craft, wooden craft and weaving. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Shikato

Of every 100 households in Shikato in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Shikato · ■ Dhansiripar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**80%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**90%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**10%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**24%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**94%

Use banking services ****4%**

**26%

Television ****4%**

**38%

Mobile phone ****4%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**11%

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

**8%

None of these assets ****65%**

**18%

Own their home ****100%**

**80%

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 Shikato?

■ Shikato · ■ Dhansiripar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.7%**

**73.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****738**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1111**

**957

Working population ****58.3%**

**39.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.1% for men and 81.6% for women. 61% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 72 (89%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 8 (10%)

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 Dhansiripar

- Vihoto182 people
- K. Xekiye176 people
- Kakiho168 people
- Nihoi148 people
- Shikuto105 people
- Pukhaho102 people
- Ahoi65 people

[All 33 villages in Dhansiripar](https://wherepedia.org/india/nagaland/dimapur/dhansiripar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Shikato from Dimapur?40 km by road
- What is the population of Shikato?139 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shikato in?Dimapur district (Dhansiripar sub-district), Nagaland
- What is the literacy rate of Shikato?86.7% (Census 2011)