# Shikharguda Village, Lanjigarh, Kalahandi (Odisha) – PIN Code

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Village · Lanjigarh, Kalahandi 

# Shikharguda

Shikharguda is a village in Lanjigarh sub-district of Kalahandi district, Odisha, PIN code **766100**. The 2011 Census counted **278 people in 62 households**, the 49th largest of 197 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 19.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 44.9%.

- 278people (2011)
- 62households
- 19.8%literacy
- 766100PIN code

## Shikharguda PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Shikharguda is 766100.** Shikharguda falls in Lanjigarh sub-district, Kalahandi district, Odisha.

- PIN code766100
- Gram panchayatBhurtigarh
- Community development blockLanjigarh
- Census village code422903

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

## How far is Shikharguda from nearby towns?

- Lanjigarh (sub-district HQ)38 km by road
- Bhawanipatna (district HQ)51 km by road
- Bhawanipatna (nearest town)18 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 Shikharguda?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Shikharguda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Bhurtigarh
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Langigarh Road
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhawanipatana
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhawahipatana
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertube wells / boreholes

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 Shikharguda known for?

The main crops are **paddy, millets and ahara**. About 13% of the 341 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 Shikharguda

Of every 100 households in Shikharguda in 2011, 2 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shikharguda · ■ Lanjigarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**25%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**10%

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

**3%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****97%**

**39%

Television ****0%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****13%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****44%**

**48%

Own their home ****100%**

**89%

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 Shikharguda?

■ Shikharguda · ■ Lanjigarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****19.8%**

**44.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1075**

**1014

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1435**

**976

Working population ****51.4%**

**47.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 25.2% for men and 14.4% for women. 54% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 74 (52%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 65 (45%)

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 Lanjigarh

- Leptaguda284 people
- Jamkiheju282 people
- Kenduguda282 people
- Ghatikundru279 people
- Khajuriguda272 people
- Kanchanmuhin268 people
- Bankakundru267 people
- Kansari264 people

[All 227 villages in Lanjigarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/kalahandi/lanjigarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Shikharguda?766100
- How far is Shikharguda from Bhawanipatna?51 km by road
- What is the population of Shikharguda?278 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shikharguda in?Kalahandi district (Lanjigarh sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Shikharguda?19.8% (Census 2011)