# Sikula Village, Purusottampur, Ganjam (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/ganjam/purusottampur/sikula/ Village · Purusottampur, Ganjam # Sikula Sikula is a village in Purusottampur sub-district of Ganjam district, Odisha, PIN code **761018**. The 2011 Census counted **5,645 people in 1,173 households**, the 2nd largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 66.3%. - 5,645people (2011) - 1,173households - 65.1%literacy - 761018PIN code ## Sikula PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sikula is 761018.** Sikula falls in Purusottampur sub-district, Ganjam district, Odisha. - PIN code761018 - Gram panchayatSikula - Community development blockPurusottampur - Census village code412175 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sikula from nearby towns? - Purusottampur (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Chatrapur (district HQ)52 km by road - Purusottampur (nearest town)6 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 Sikula? 22 services counted by the Census are inside Sikula; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Purusottampur - ○Degree college10+ km · Purusottampur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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 Sikula known for? The main crops are **paddy, ragi and groundnut**. About 61% of the 818 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 Sikula Of every 100 households in Sikula in 2011, 42 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Sikula · ■ Purusottampur rural average Electricity for lighting ****42%** **48% Toilet within the home ****17%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****80%** **78% Tap water ****12%** **24% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **12% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **91% Use banking services ****37%** **46% Television ****18%** **26% Mobile phone ****34%** **40% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****47%** **38% Own their home ****96%** **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 Sikula? ■ Sikula · ■ Purusottampur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****65.1%** **66.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1072** **1024 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****770** **898 Working population ****51.6%** **44.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.8% for men and 54.7% for women. 55% of men and 48% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 452 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 154 (5%) · **■** Household industry 54 (2%) · **■** Other work 263 (9%) · **■** Marginal 1,987 (68%) 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 - Bhatakumarada7,649 people - Ashokanagar4,675 people - Sunadhara4,350 people - Dhobadi3,956 people - Nandika3,812 people [All 107 villages in Purusottampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/ganjam/purusottampur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sikula?761018 - How far is Sikula from Chatrapur?52 km by road - What is the population of Sikula?5,645 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sikula in?Ganjam district (Purusottampur sub-district), Odisha - What is the literacy rate of Sikula?65.1% (Census 2011)