# Sikharapur Village, Purusottampur, Ganjam (Odisha) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/ganjam/purusottampur/sikharapur/ Village · Purusottampur, Ganjam # Sikharapur Sikharapur is a village in Purusottampur sub-district of Ganjam district, Odisha, PIN code **761003**. The 2011 Census counted **1,973 people in 412 households**, the 22nd largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.3%. - 1,973people (2011) - 412households - 73.1%literacy - 761003PIN code ## Sikharapur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sikharapur is 761003.** Sikharapur falls in Purusottampur sub-district, Ganjam district, Odisha. - PIN code761003 - Gram panchayatBhabandha - Community development blockHinjilicut - Census village code412264 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sikharapur from nearby towns? - Purusottampur (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Chatrapur (district HQ)25 km by road - Purusottampur (nearest town)12 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 Sikharapur? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Sikharapur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bellagaon - ○Degree college5–10 km · Bellagaon - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hinjilicut - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)16 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 Sikharapur known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 73% of the 346 hectares of village land is sown, and 210 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 Sikharapur Of every 100 households in Sikharapur in 2011, 59 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Sikharapur · ■ Purusottampur rural average Electricity for lighting ****59%** **48% Toilet within the home ****16%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****84%** **78% Tap water ****0%** **24% Drinking water within premises ****14%** **12% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **91% Use banking services ****66%** **46% Television ****31%** **26% Mobile phone ****68%** **40% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****12%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****16%** **38% Own their home ****97%** **95% 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 Sikharapur? ■ Sikharapur · ■ Purusottampur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.1%** **66.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1077** **1024 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****983** **898 Working population ****54.5%** **44.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.8% for men and 61.5% for women. 63% of men and 47% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 207 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 64 (6%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 217 (20%) · **■** Marginal 581 (54%) 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 Purusottampur - Risipur2,220 people - Balakrishnapur2,146 people - Baghala2,131 people - Sama2,071 people - Chhatamundali1,918 people - Aladigan1,893 people - Angu1,857 people - Hundata1,809 people [All 107 villages in Purusottampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/ganjam/purusottampur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sikharapur?761003 - How far is Sikharapur from Chatrapur?25 km by road - What is the population of Sikharapur?1,973 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sikharapur in?Ganjam district (Purusottampur sub-district), Odisha - What is the literacy rate of Sikharapur?73.1% (Census 2011)