# Sidhra Village, Melchhamunda, Bargarh (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Melchhamunda, Bargarh 

# Sidhra

Sidhra is a village in Melchhamunda sub-district of Bargarh district, Odisha, PIN code **768032**. The 2011 Census counted **1,488 people in 408 households**, the 10th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.6%.

- 1,488people (2011)
- 408households
- 72.2%literacy
- 768032PIN code

## Sidhra PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sidhra is 768032.** Sidhra falls in Melchhamunda sub-district, Bargarh district, Odisha.

- PIN code768032
- Gram panchayatKalangapali
- Community development blockSohela
- Census village code380158

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

## How far is Sidhra from nearby towns?

- Melchhamunda (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Bargarh (district HQ)50 km by road
- Padmapur (nearest town)33 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 Sidhra?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Sidhra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Barpali
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)13 h summer · 18 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 Sidhra known for?

The main crops are **paddy, ground nuts and pulses**. About 85% of the 541 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Sidhra

Of every 100 households in Sidhra in 2011, 20 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sidhra · ■ Melchhamunda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****20%**

**21%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**3%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****7%**

**26%

Television ****12%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****31%**

**26%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Sidhra?

■ Sidhra · ■ Melchhamunda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.2%**

**75.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1011**

**992

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1105**

**991

Working population ****76.5%**

**65.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.3% for men and 63.1% for women. 79% of men and 74% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 362 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 239 (21%) · **■** Household industry 36 (3%) · **■** Other work 56 (5%) · **■** Marginal 445 (39%)

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 Melchhamunda

- Kundakhai1,902 people
- Jhungapali1,707 people
- Gayan1,676 people
- Birjam1,567 people
- Kelenda1,480 people
- Kermeli1,442 people
- Jadaganjia1,400 people
- Telmahul1,399 people

[All 75 villages in Melchhamunda](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/bargarh/melchhamunda/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sidhra?768032
- How far is Sidhra from Bargarh?50 km by road
- What is the population of Sidhra?1,488 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sidhra in?Bargarh district (Melchhamunda sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Sidhra?72.2% (Census 2011)
