Gram panchayat · Bhawanipatna block · Kalahandi
Sikun gram panchayat
ସିକୁନ ଗ୍ରାମ ପଞ୍ଚାୟତ
Sikun is a gram panchayat (village council) in Bhawanipatna block of Kalahandi district, Odisha, covering 4 villages, home to 2,135 people in 608 households at the 2011 census.
- Villages
- 4
- Population (2011)
- 2,135
- Literacy
- 59.8%
- Area
- 9.8 km²
- LGD code
- 275613
Villages of Sikun
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masigaon | 245 | 908 | 62.1% | 18% | 24% |
| Salegaon | 184 | 597 | 64.1% | 26% | 29% |
| Rojanapur | 95 | 324 | 48.1% | 0% | 71% |
| Sikuan | 84 | 306 | 57.9% | 13% | 14% |
Villages: Local Government Directory (lgdirectory.gov.in), Government of India — data dump of December 2022 via github.com/planemad/india-local-government-directory (December 2022). Figures: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (village level); a dash means the census figures could not be matched to the village.
People and work in Sikun
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 2,135
- 1,013 male · 1,122 female
- Households
- 608
- about 3.5 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 59.8%
- above Bhawanipatna block's villages (57.3%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,108
- above Bhawanipatna block's villages (1,000)
- Children aged 0–6
- 264
- 12.4% of residents
- Workers
- 1,127
- 52.8% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 361 (16.9%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 668 (31.3%)
What the 1,127 workers did
- Cultivators144 (12.8%)
- Agricultural labourers317 (28.1%)
- Household industry2 (0.2%)
- Other work69 (6.1%)
- Marginal workers595 (52.8%)
Marginal workers worked less than six months of the year.
Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (village level), summed over the panchayat's villages (2011).
Facilities in the villages of Sikun
How many of the 4 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 4 villages cover 10 km², 62% of it sown with crops and 6% forest.
Education
- Primary school4 of 4
- Middle school1 of 4
- Secondary school0 of 4
- Senior secondary school0 of 4
- Degree college0 of 4
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 4
- Health sub-centre0 of 4
- Anganwadi centre4 of 4
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 4
- Hand pump4 of 4
- Electricity for homes3 of 4
Roads & transport
- All-weather road0 of 4
- Public bus0 of 4
- Mobile phone coverage4 of 4
Services
- Post office or sub post office0 of 4
- Commercial bank0 of 4
- Ration (PDS) shop0 of 4
- Weekly haat0 of 4
- Primary schools
- 4
- Middle schools
- 1
- Secondary schools
- 0
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 0
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (4), Cotton (4), Pulses (2), Onion (2).
Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook: Village and Town Directory (Odisha). The facilities were recorded for the 2011 census (reference year 2009 for most items); many places have changed since. Facilities in towns are not included.
Other gram panchayats in Bhawanipatna block
- Artal
- Borabhata
- Borda
- Chahagaon
- Chancher
- Chheliamal
- Dadpur
- Deypur
- Duarsuni
- Dumuria
- Gand-barajhola
- Gudialipadar
- Gurjung
- Jugsaipatna
- Kalam
- Kamathana
- Karalapada
- Karlaguda
- Kendupati
- Kuliamal
- Kutrukhamar
- Laxmipur
- Madiguda
- Malgaon
- Matia
- Medinipur
- Palna
- Palsijharan
- Risigaon
- Sagada
- Seinpur
- Sripur
- Tal-belgaon
- Thuapadar
- Udepur
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