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Odisha Vigilance Arrests Three Panchayat Officials in Rs 16.76 Lakh Pension Scam in Baleshwar
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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
RAJENDRA ROUT
Contact: 93****3676
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- LGD code
- 393232
- Pincode
- 756041
- Post office
- Sajanagarh
- Population
- 646
- Households
- 176
- Literacy rate
- 58.4%
- Sex ratio
- 872 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 182
Census 2011 · in context
How Sikidia compares
By population, Sikidia ranks #64 of 192 villages in Nilagiri mandal.
Literacy rate
%
58.4%
−1.3% vs mandal average
Sikidia58.4%
Nilagiri mandal59.7%
Baleshwar district69.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
872
−107 vs mandal average
Sikidia872
Nilagiri mandal979
Household size
people per home
3.7
−0.4 vs mandal average
Sikidia3.7
Nilagiri mandal4.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Sikidia at a glance
Sikidia is a village of 646 people in 176 households (Census 2011) in Nilagiri block, Baleshwar district, Odisha, the 64th-largest of 192 villages in Nilagiri block. Literacy is 58%, 1 points below the block average of 60% and the sex ratio is 872 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 756041, served by Sajanagarh post office; the LGD village code is 393232. The sarpanch is RAJENDRA ROUT, and the village votes in Dhenkanal assembly constituency, represented by MLA Krushna Chandra Patra. The population is estimated at 762 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sikidia · this village | 646 | 58% | — |
| Kandagaradi · Nilagiri | 1,881 | 56% | — |
| Baulagadia · Nilagiri | 1,830 | 74% | — |
| Madhukarkhunta · Nilagiri | 881 | 65% | — |
| Kanapur · Nilagiri | 736 | 73% | — |
| Makundapur · Nilagiri | 639 | 69% | — |
| Barudakhana · Nilagiri | 519 | 71% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Sikidia
- 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)
- 15
- Power hours (winter)
- 16
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- 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
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- NILAGIRI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 11
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 30
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 12
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Kandagaradi
- Total area (ha)
- 83
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Sikidia
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Sikidia
- LGD code
- 393232
- Pincode
- 756041
- Post office
- Sajanagarh
- Population (Census 2011)
- 646
- Population (projected 2026)
- 762
- Households
- 176
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 872
- Literacy rate
- 58.4%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Dhenkanal
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Dhenkanal
- Member of Parliament
- Rudra Narayan Pany
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Krushna Chandra Patra
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- RAJENDRA ROUT
- Block / Mandal
- Nilagiri
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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
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)