# Sikkalur Village, Harur, Dharmapuri (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dharmapuri/harur/sikkalur/ Village · Harur, Dharmapuri # Sikkalur Sikkalur is a village in Harur sub-district of Dharmapuri district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **636906**. The 2011 Census counted **3,026 people in 704 households**, the 14th largest of 166 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.8%. - 3,026people (2011) - 704households - 60.2%literacy - 636906PIN code ## Sikkalur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sikkalur is 636906.** Sikkalur falls in Harur sub-district, Dharmapuri district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code636906 - Gram panchayatPeriyapatti - Community development blockHarur - Census village code643360 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sikkalur from nearby towns? - Harur (sub-district HQ)35 km by road - Dharmapuri (district HQ)75 km by road - Harur (nearest town)35 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 Sikkalur? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Sikkalur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Naripalli - ○Degree college10+ km · Harur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Harur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 22 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 Sikkalur known for? The main crops are **paddy, turmeric and horse gram**. About 36% of the 1,093 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 Sikkalur Of every 100 households in Sikkalur in 2011, 94 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Sikkalur · ■ Harur rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **88% Toilet within the home ****7%** **10% No toilet (open defecation) ****93%** **89% Tap water ****79%** **52% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **20% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%** **76% Use banking services ****26%** **44% Television ****87%** **80% Mobile phone ****62%** **58% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****16%** **28% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****6%** **9% Own their home ****97%** **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 Sikkalur? ■ Sikkalur · ■ Harur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****60.2%** **66.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****924** **959 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1010** **933 Working population ****52.1%** **54.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 70.4% for men and 49.0% for women. 58% of men and 46% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 577 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 645 (41%) · **■** Household industry 18 (1%) · **■** Other work 308 (20%) · **■** Marginal 29 (2%) 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 Harur - Sekkampatti3,328 people - Naripalli3,295 people - Kelavalli3,154 people - Navalai3,127 people - Kelapparai3,010 people - Gudalur2,976 people - Veppampatti2,921 people - Achalvadi2,907 people [All 177 villages in Harur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dharmapuri/harur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sikkalur?636906 - How far is Sikkalur from Dharmapuri?75 km by road - What is the population of Sikkalur?3,026 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sikkalur in?Dharmapuri district (Harur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Sikkalur?60.2% (Census 2011)