# Sikhar Village, Mahakalapada, Kendrapara (Odisha) – PIN Code

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Village · Mahakalapada, Kendrapara 

# Sikhar

Sikhar is a village in Mahakalapada sub-district of Kendrapara district, Odisha, PIN code **754224**. The 2011 Census counted **433 people in 108 households**, the 94th largest of 131 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.9%.

- 433people (2011)
- 108households
- 72.6%literacy
- 754224PIN code

## Sikhar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sikhar is 754224.** Sikhar falls in Mahakalapada sub-district, Kendrapara district, Odisha.

- PIN code754224
- Gram panchayatMahakalpada
- Community development blockMahakalapada
- Census village code397093

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

## How far is Sikhar from nearby towns?

- Mahakalapada (sub-district HQ)1 km by road
- Kendrapara (district HQ)28 km by road
- Kendrapara (nearest town)13 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 Sikhar?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Sikhar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Chadeigaon
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Mahakalapada
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Mahakalapada
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)13 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 Sikhar known for?

About 87% of the 85 hectares of village land is sown, and 21 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 Sikhar

Of every 100 households in Sikhar in 2011, 32 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sikhar · ■ Mahakalapada rural average

Electricity for lighting ****32%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**90%

Tap water ****4%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**97%

Use banking services ****31%**

**52%

Television ****18%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**8%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****43%**

**27%

Own their home ****98%**

**99%

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 Sikhar?

■ Sikhar · ■ Mahakalapada rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.6%**

**80.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****959**

**988

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****667**

**950

Working population ****30.3%**

**36.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.9% for men and 59.4% for women. 56% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 21 (16%) · **■** Household industry 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 17 (13%) · **■** Marginal 90 (69%)

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 Mahakalapada

- Ramakani459 people
- Jagati458 people
- Gamha452 people
- Gaudabadpur434 people
- Arada431 people
- Raigada428 people
- Babara426 people
- Badapal407 people

[All 155 villages in Mahakalapada](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/kendrapara/mahakalapada/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sikhar?754224
- How far is Sikhar from Kendrapara?28 km by road
- What is the population of Sikhar?433 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sikhar in?Kendrapara district (Mahakalapada sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Sikhar?72.6% (Census 2011)