# Barsikana Village, Thuamul Rampur, Kalahandi (Odisha)

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Village · Thuamul Rampur, Kalahandi 

# Barsikana

Barsikana is a village in Thuamul Rampur sub-district of Kalahandi district, Odisha, PIN code **766037**. The 2011 Census counted **119 people in 30 households**, the 203rd largest of 275 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 45.0%.

- 119people (2011)
- 30households
- 54.7%literacy
- 766037PIN code

## Barsikana PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Barsikana is 766037.** Barsikana falls in Thuamul Rampur sub-district, Kalahandi district, Odisha.

- PIN code766037
- Gram panchayatSindhipadar
- Community development blockThuamul-Rampur
- Census village code424230

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

## How far is Barsikana from nearby towns?

- Thuamul Rampur (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Bhawanipatna (district HQ)95 km by road
- Bhawanipatna (nearest town)95 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 Barsikana?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Barsikana; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Thuamul Rampur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhawanipatna
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhawanipatna
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 15 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 Barsikana known for?

The main crops are **paddy and bazara**. About 27% of the 1 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 Barsikana

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

■ Barsikana · ■ Thuamul Rampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

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

**6%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****0%**

**21%

Television ****0%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****7%**

**8%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****75%**

**68%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Barsikana?

■ Barsikana · ■ Thuamul Rampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.7%**

**45.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1164**

**1042

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1167**

**987

Working population ****58.0%**

**48.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.4% for men and 40.4% for women. 65% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Farm labourers 3 (4%) · **■** Marginal 66 (96%)

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 Thuamul Rampur

- Mushajal122 people
- Semikhal122 people
- Jhariadunga Alias Bahardunga121 people
- Durbalguda120 people
- Nigunaguda119 people
- Pindapadar117 people
- Kandulguda115 people
- Sarapash115 people

[All 298 villages in Thuamul Rampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/kalahandi/thuamul-rampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Barsikana?766037
- How far is Barsikana from Bhawanipatna?95 km by road
- What is the population of Barsikana?119 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barsikana in?Kalahandi district (Thuamul Rampur sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Barsikana?54.7% (Census 2011)