Shikdamakha

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Shikdamakha
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Shikdamakha Village
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Shikdamakha
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Shikdamakha
Shikdamakha (India)
Coordinates: 25°56′55″N92°13′25″E / 25.9487°N 92.2237°E / 25.9487; 92.2237
CountryIndia
State Assam
Region Hamren
District West Karbi Anglong district
Languages
  Official English and Assamese
  Spoken Tiwa, Karbi, Khasi, English and Hindi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
782413
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Shikdamakha entrance gate

Shikdamakha (Tiwa village) is a village in the West Karbi Anglong district of Assam state [1] in North East India. It falls under the Amri development block and Vidhan Sabha No.20 Baithalangso ST LAC. [2]

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Etymology

The word Shikdamakha in Tiwa language means 'hillocks of traps'. The local folklore suggests that ghost used to trap humans. [3]

Geography

Shikdamakha is at 25.9487°N 92.2237°E. It lies in the center of the Umswai Valley and is surrounded by hills, two of which are revered in Tiwa tradition: Palakhongor and Shabri Makha. The village is 80 km (50 mi) from the state capital Dispur-Guwahati [4] which can be accessed by road along National Highway 27 (India), a journey of about 2 hours 30 minutes through lush green hills.

Demographics

As per 2011 Population Census report, Shikdamakha is a home to 103 households. [3] Shikdamakha has a population of 595 of which 321 are males and 274 are females. Inhabited by mainly Tiwa tribe people. The people of Shikdamakha are humble and hardworking and 75.15% are literate. It is a Christian dominated village.[ citation needed ]

Sanitation

On 25 September 2016, the Government of Assam and the Public Health Engineering Department (PHED) named Shikdamakha the cleanliness village in the state. [5] On 15 October 2016 the Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council (KAAC) declared Shikdamakha as the cleanest village of West Karbi Anglong District. [5] Villagers use bamboo baskets for storing garbage in front of every household and every corner of the village, and the accumulated garbage is disposed at a regular intervals. Thrice in a week men and women take part in a community cleaning drive. [3]

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Shikdamakha village road

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