Geographic Location of Sikkal

The village Sikkal is located in Nagapattinam Taluk of Nagapattinam District in the State of Tamil Nadu in India. It is governed by Sikkal Gram Panchayat. It comes under Nagapattinam Community Development Block. The nearest town is Nagapattinam, which is about 5 kilometers away from Sikkal.

Travel and Communication for Sikkal

The village is connected by public bus services. Private buses services are available for the village. There is a railway station in the village.

Postal Address:
Sikkal,
Nagapattinam,
Tamil Nadu, India
PIN - 611108

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Sikkal

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A brief summary of available data for Sikkal is given below:

Social Structure of Sikkal

As per available data from the year 2009, 5652 persons live in 1440 house holds in the village Sikkal. There are 2882 female individuals and 2770 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 50.99% and males constitute 49.01% of the total population.

There are 1965 scheduled castes persons of which 996 are females and 969 are males. Females constitute 50.69% and males constitute 49.31% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 34.77% of the total population.

There are 3 scheduled tribes persons of which 2 are females and 1 are males. Females constitute 66.67% and males constitute 33.33% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 0.05% of the total population.

Population density of Sikkal is 1095.31 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Sikkal

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Total area of Sikkal is 516.02 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 356.16 ha. About 3.44 ha is un-irrigated area. About 352.72 ha is irrigated area. About 352.72 ha is irrigated by canal water.

About 131.69 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 0.39 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 2.82 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 23.12 ha is culturable waste land. About 1.84 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows.

Schools in Sikkal

There are 5 government pre-primary schools. Additionally, there are 2 private pre-primary schools in the village Sikkal.

There are 2 government primary schools in the village Sikkal.

There is a government middle school in the village Sikkal.

There is a government secondary school in the village Sikkal.

There is a government senior secondary school in the village Sikkal.

Colleges in Sikkal

There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a government arts and science degree college in Nagapattinam, which is 5-10 kms away from Sikkal.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a government engineering college in Nagapattinam, which is 5-10 kms away from Sikkal.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Thiruvarur, which is more than 10 kms away from Sikkal.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a government management institute in Nagapattinam, which is 5-10 kms away from Sikkal.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a government polytechnic institute in Nagapattinam, which is 5-10 kms away from Sikkal.

Other Educational Facilities in Sikkal

There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Nagapattinam, which is 5-10 kms away from Sikkal.

There are 2 government non formal training centres in the village Sikkal.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a private differently abled school in Velankanni, which is more than 10 kms away from Sikkal.

Healthcare Facilities in Sikkal

There is a community health centre 5-10 kms away from Sikkal.

There is a primary health centre 5-10 kms away from Sikkal.

There is a primary health sub-centre with 0 doctors and 1 paramedical staff in the village Sikkal.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Sikkal.

There is a TB clinic 5-10 kms away from Sikkal.

There is a allopathic hospital 5-10 kms away from Sikkal.

There is a alternative medicine hospital 5-10 kms away from Sikkal.

There is a dispensary 5-10 kms away from Sikkal.

There is a veterinary hospital with 1 doctors and 2 paramedical staff in the village Sikkal.

There is no mobile health centre in the village Sikkal or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is a family welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Sikkal.

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