# Sikaparu Village, Pottangi, Koraput (Odisha) – PIN Code

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Village · Pottangi, Koraput 

# Sikaparu

Sikaparu is a village in Pottangi sub-district of Koraput district, Odisha, PIN code **764039**. The 2011 Census counted **498 people in 111 households**, the 55th largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 30.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 34.7%.

- 498people (2011)
- 111households
- 30.9%literacy
- 764039PIN code

## Sikaparu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sikaparu is 764039.** Sikaparu falls in Pottangi sub-district, Koraput district, Odisha.

- PIN code764039
- Gram panchayatTalagoluru
- Community development blockPottangi
- Census village code430090

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

## How far is Sikaparu from nearby towns?

- Pottangi (sub-district HQ)49 km by road
- Koraput (district HQ)97 km by road
- Jeypur (nearest town)33 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 Sikaparu?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Sikaparu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Pottangi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pottangi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Semiliguda
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river

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 Sikaparu known for?

The main crops are **ragi, paddy and zinger**. About 58% of the 101 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 Sikaparu

Of every 100 households in Sikaparu in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sikaparu · ■ Pottangi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**17%

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

**9%

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

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

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

**5%

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

**3%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****2%**

**47%

Television ****0%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****6%**

**9%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****93%**

**73%

Own their home ****98%**

**96%

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 Sikaparu?

■ Sikaparu · ■ Pottangi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****30.9%**

**34.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****894**

**1032

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****860**

**939

Working population ****58.6%**

**55.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 38.3% for men and 22.6% for women. 58% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 151 (52%) · **■** Farm labourers 19 (7%) · **■** Other work 3 (1%) · **■** Marginal 119 (41%)

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 Pottangi

- Bhitarkota549 people
- Neelampadu522 people
- Siura512 people
- Palijodipodar500 people
- Alasi495 people
- Tedda495 people
- Podapadar486 people
- Deula484 people

[All 106 villages in Pottangi](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/koraput/pottangi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sikaparu?764039
- How far is Sikaparu from Koraput?97 km by road
- What is the population of Sikaparu?498 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sikaparu in?Koraput district (Pottangi sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Sikaparu?30.9% (Census 2011)