Sikhar, Mahakalapada
Sikhar is a village located in the Mahakalapada Tehsil of Kendrapara district of Odisha. The village falls in Mahakalapada block and comes under Mahakalapada Gram Panchayat.
As on March 2025, the current population of Sikhar is 484 out of which 247 are males and rest 237 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 960 females per 1000 males. There are around 50 teenagers in Sikhar. It has literacy rate of 64% which means around 310 persons can read and write. Total 103 people belonging to scheduled caste and 0 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 121 households in Sikhar, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 146. The pincode of Sikhar is 754224 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Mahakalpara Sub Post office
- Barakanda Branch Post office
- Gojabandha Branch Post office
- Karanja Branch Post office
- Kiarbanka Branch Post office
Schools
Sikhar has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Ramachandi Bijayananda Govt. High School
- Sri Sri Bayababa Higher Secondary School Mahakalpar
- Saraswati Shishu Mandir Ramnagar
- Jagamohan High School
- Jamboo Nodal Upper Primary School
Hospitals
Sikhar has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.