# Sikuan Village, Khariar, Nuapada (Odisha) – PIN Code

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Village · Khariar, Nuapada 

# Sikuan

Sikuan is a village in Khariar sub-district of Nuapada district, Odisha, PIN code **766118**. The 2011 Census counted **1,639 people in 459 households**, the 16th largest of 117 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.6%.

- 1,639people (2011)
- 459households
- 51.1%literacy
- 766118PIN code

## Sikuan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sikuan is 766118.** Sikuan falls in Khariar sub-district, Nuapada district, Odisha.

- PIN code766118
- Gram panchayatKirkita
- Community development blockKhariar
- Census village code422066

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

## How far is Sikuan from nearby towns?

- Khariar (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Nuapada (district HQ)88 km by road
- Khariar Road (nearest town)25 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 Sikuan?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Sikuan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Khariar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Khariar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Khariar Road
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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 Sikuan known for?

The main crops are **paddy, pulses and arhar**. About 71% of the 405 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 Sikuan

Of every 100 households in Sikuan in 2011, 23 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sikuan · ■ Khariar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****23%**

**25%

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

**11%

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

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**14%

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

**6%

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

**3%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****13%**

**30%

Television ****8%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****50%**

**28%

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 Sikuan?

■ Sikuan · ■ Khariar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.1%**

**58.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1026**

**1008

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****962**

**977

Working population ****57.7%**

**50.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.3% for men and 40.3% for women. 63% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 166 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 100 (11%) · **■** Household industry 26 (3%) · **■** Other work 48 (5%) · **■** Marginal 606 (64%)

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 Khariar

- Kuligaon1,762 people
- Bhojapur1,721 people
- Kotamal1,690 people
- Padmapur1,663 people
- Dhanksar1,627 people
- Birighat1,618 people
- Junen1,617 people
- Kirkita1,608 people

[All 119 villages in Khariar](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/nuapada/khariar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sikuan?766118
- How far is Sikuan from Nuapada?88 km by road
- What is the population of Sikuan?1,639 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sikuan in?Nuapada district (Khariar sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Sikuan?51.1% (Census 2011)