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Sikhara

Porsa mandal
Pincode 476115
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Festival

Dussehra (Vijayadashami)दशहरा

Sikhara observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Madhya Pradesh.

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Temple in Porsa mandal

The principal temple recorded for Porsa mandal is Siva temple (Locally known as Kakanmath temple). No temple of this dedication is on record within Sikhara itself.

Dussehra (Vijayadashami) in Madhya Pradesh

Ramlila through the nine nights and the burning of Ravana, Meghnad and Kumbhakarna effigies on Dussehra evening. Kullu Dussehra in Himachal begins on Vijayadashami and runs a week, with village deities carried to Dhalpur maidan.

The regional form observed across North India. How any one household or village keeps it varies, and is not something recorded here.

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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot

Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
ASHA BHADAURIYA
Contact: 99****2657
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LGD code
452060
Pincode
476115
Post office
Porsa
Population
3,223
Households
596
Literacy rate
65.3%
Sex ratio
804 ♀/1000♂
Workers
1,013
Distance to district centre
68 km
Distance to mandal centre
15 km
Distance to Bhopal
396 km
Distance to Delhi
248 km
Nearest railway station
Soni · 19 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government hospital Gormi · 10 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Sikhara compares

By population, Sikhara ranks #18 of 76 villages in Porsa mandal.

Literacy rate
%
65.3%
−0.1% vs mandal average
Sikhara65.3%
Porsa mandal65.4%
Morena district60.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
804
−55 vs mandal average
Sikhara804
Porsa mandal859
Household size
people per home
5.4
−0.1 vs mandal average
Sikhara5.4
Porsa mandal5.5

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Sikhara at a glance

Sikhara is a village of 3,223 people in 596 households (Census 2011) in Porsa tehsil, Morena district, Madhya Pradesh, the 18th-largest of 76 villages in Porsa tehsil. Literacy is 65%, about the same as the tehsil average of 65% and the sex ratio is 804 women per 1,000 men. It lies 68 km from the Morena district centre, 6 km from Rajaudha, the nearest town, 19 km from Soni railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 476115, served by Porsa post office; the LGD village code is 452060. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government hospital Gormi, 10 km away. The sarpanch is ASHA BHADAURIYA, and the village votes in Dimani assembly constituency, represented by MLA Narendra Singh Tomar. The population is estimated at 3,800 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Sikhara · this village3,22365%—
Sikhara · Sadabad3,03558%0 km N
Kichol · Porsa5,61956%2.9 km NE
Ratan Ka Pura · Porsa——4.1 km N
Rithwari · Porsa69556%4.4 km SW
Sukand · Gormi7,31357%4.8 km S
Dondari · Porsa2,97564%5.2 km N

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Sikhara

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
8
Power hours (winter)
6
Primary school
4
Middle school
1
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
Yes
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
PORSA
Distance to nearest town (km)
18
Distance to district HQ (km)
68
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
18
All-weather road
Yes
Total area (ha)
1,476
Irrigated area (ha)
432
Forest area (ha)
266

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

Notice board · Sikhara

No notices this week

Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.

Key facts — Sikhara

LGD code
452060
Pincode
476115
Post office
Porsa
Population (Census 2011)
3,223
Population (projected 2026)
3,800
Households
596
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
804
Literacy rate
65.3%
Coordinates
26.68480°N, 78.48202°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Morena
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Dimani
Member of Parliament
Shivmangal Singh Tomar
Member of Legislative Assembly
Narendra Singh Tomar
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
ASHA BHADAURIYA
Block / Mandal
Porsa
Getting there

How to reach Sikhara

Mandal centre
Porsa · ≈ 15 km
≈ 31 min by car · 37 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Morena · ≈ 68 km
≈ 2 h 20 min by car · 2 h 46 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 16,524 people
Rajaudha · ≈ 6.4 km
≈ 13 min by car · 16 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Bhopal396 kmcapital
  • Delhi248 km
  • Mumbai1022 km
  • Hyderabad1034 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationSoni19 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment hospital Gormi10 km
  • ATM / bankCentral Bank Of India33 km
  • Petrol pumpReliance Petrol Pump35 km
  • CollegeH. R. R. Inter college, Bah, Agra24 km
  • Police stationPolice Station33 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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