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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
KABITA NAYAK
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- LGD code
- 398183
- Pincode
- 754113
- Post office
- Naugaonhat
- Population
- 1,338
- Households
- 353
- Literacy rate
- 77.7%
- Sex ratio
- 909 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 411
Census 2011 · in context
How Sikhar compares
By population, Sikhar ranks #19 of 91 villages in Naugaon mandal.
Literacy rate
%
77.7%
−0.4% vs mandal average
- Sikhar
- 77.7%
- Naugaon mandal
- 78.1%
- Jagatsinghapur district
- 78.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
909
−85 vs mandal average
- Sikhar
- 909
- Naugaon mandal
- 994
Household size
people per home
3.8
−0.3 vs mandal average
- Sikhar
- 3.8
- Naugaon mandal
- 4.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Sikhar at a glance
Sikhar is a village of 1,338 people in 353 households (Census 2011) in Naugaon block, Jagatsinghapur district, Odisha, the 19th-largest of 91 villages in Naugaon block. Literacy is 78%, about the same as the block average of 78% and the sex ratio is 909 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 754113, served by Naugaonhat post office; the LGD village code is 398183. The sarpanch is KABITA NAYAK, and the village votes in Nayagarh assembly constituency, represented by MLA Aruna Kumar Sahoo. The population is estimated at 1,578 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Sikhar
- 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
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 14
- Power hours (winter)
- 17
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 1
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- JAGATSINGHAPUR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 27
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 27
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 27
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Sikhar
- Total area (ha)
- 315
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 3.17
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Sikhar
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Sikhar
- LGD code
- 398183
- Pincode
- 754113
- Post office
- Naugaonhat
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,338
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,578
- Households
- 353
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 909
- Literacy rate
- 77.7%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Puri
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Nayagarh
- Member of Parliament
- Sambit Patra
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Aruna Kumar Sahoo
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- KABITA NAYAK
- Block / Mandal
- Naugaon
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
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