# Shikharkhunta Village, Baisinga, Mayurbhanj (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Baisinga, Mayurbhanj 

# Shikharkhunta

Shikharkhunta is a village in Baisinga sub-district of Mayurbhanj district, Odisha, PIN code **757082**. The 2011 Census counted **627 people in 155 households**, the 72nd largest of 198 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.5%.

- 627people (2011)
- 155households
- 61.0%literacy
- 757082PIN code

## Shikharkhunta PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Shikharkhunta is 757082.** Shikharkhunta falls in Baisinga sub-district, Mayurbhanj district, Odisha.

- PIN code757082
- Gram panchayatMahisasole
- Community development blockBetanati
- Census village code390439

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

## How far is Shikharkhunta from nearby towns?

- Baisinga (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Baripada (district HQ)50 km by road
- Baleshwar (nearest town)24 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 Shikharkhunta?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Shikharkhunta; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Baisinga
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Baisinga
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Baisinga
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 21 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 Shikharkhunta known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. Products made here include leaf plates. About 57% of the 73 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 Shikharkhunta

Of every 100 households in Shikharkhunta in 2011, 15 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shikharkhunta · ■ Baisinga rural average

Electricity for lighting ****15%**

**35%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**18%

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

**2%

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

**79%

Use banking services ****41%**

**46%

Television ****7%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****23%**

**20%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Shikharkhunta?

■ Shikharkhunta · ■ Baisinga rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.0%**

**65.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1023**

**989

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****973**

**964

Working population ****58.2%**

**46.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.2% for men and 53.0% for women. 61% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 15 (4%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 17 (5%) · **■** Marginal 332 (91%)

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 Baisinga

- Khunta632 people
- Talapada631 people
- Phaljhari630 people
- Chuapada629 people
- Patalipura626 people
- Bidukudia610 people
- Haladipada608 people
- Jugpura589 people

[All 205 villages in Baisinga](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/mayurbhanj/baisinga/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Shikharkhunta?757082
- How far is Shikharkhunta from Baripada?50 km by road
- What is the population of Shikharkhunta?627 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shikharkhunta in?Mayurbhanj district (Baisinga sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Shikharkhunta?61.0% (Census 2011)