# Silikudar Village, Rajagangapur, Sundargarh (Odisha)

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Village · Rajagangapur, Sundargarh 

# Silikudar

Silikudar is a village in Rajagangapur sub-district of Sundargarh district, Odisha, PIN code **770017**. The 2011 Census counted **836 people in 137 households**, the 42nd largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.2%.

- 836people (2011)
- 137households
- 50.8%literacy
- 770017PIN code

## Silikudar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Silikudar is 770017.** Silikudar falls in Rajagangapur sub-district, Sundargarh district, Odisha.

- PIN code770017
- Gram panchayatBuchukpara
- Community development blockRajagangapur
- Census village code384238

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

## How far is Silikudar from nearby towns?

- Rajagangapur (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Sundargarh (district HQ)75 km by road
- Rajagangapur (nearest town)11 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 Silikudar?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Jharbeda
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jharbeda
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rourkela
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 14 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 Silikudar known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 23% of the 390 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 Silikudar

Of every 100 households in Silikudar in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Silikudar · ■ Rajagangapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**36%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

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

**12%

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

**4%

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

**86%

Use banking services ****72%**

**63%

Television ****1%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**13%

Own their home ****98%**

**91%

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 Silikudar?

■ Silikudar · ■ Rajagangapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.8%**

**66.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****967**

**1006

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1014**

**964

Working population ****41.0%**

**41.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.7% for men and 41.5% for women. 54% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 56 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 140 (41%) · **■** Marginal 144 (42%)

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 Rajagangapur

- Budhaamb957 people
- Bheluadihi922 people
- Bandhkhaman921 people
- Sukhanala897 people
- Dhengurpani826 people
- Sunakhandi785 people
- Talkudar780 people
- Laing R.S.Colony768 people

[All 82 villages in Rajagangapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/sundargarh/rajagangapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Silikudar?770017
- How far is Silikudar from Sundargarh?75 km by road
- What is the population of Silikudar?836 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Silikudar in?Sundargarh district (Rajagangapur sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Silikudar?50.8% (Census 2011)