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- LGD code
- 524877
- Pincode
- 394620
- Post office
- Vankaner (SR)
- Population
- 2,623
- Households
- 618
- Literacy rate
- 53.5%
- Sex ratio
- 981 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,626
Census 2011 · in context
How Shiker compares
By population, Shiker ranks #9 of 40 villages in Valod mandal.
Literacy rate
%
53.5%
−14.0% vs mandal average
- Shiker
- 53.5%
- Valod mandal
- 67.5%
- Tapi district
- 60.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
981
−7 vs mandal average
- Shiker
- 981
- Valod mandal
- 988
Household size
people per home
4.2
−0.3 vs mandal average
- Shiker
- 4.2
- Valod mandal
- 4.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Shiker at a glance
Shiker is a village of 2,623 people in 618 households (Census 2011) in Valod taluka, Tapi district, Gujarat, the 9th-largest of 40 villages in Valod taluka. Literacy is 54%, 14 points below the taluka average, and the sex ratio is 981 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 394620, served by Vankaner (SR) post office; the LGD village code is 524877. The village votes in Vyara assembly constituency, represented by MLA Mohan Kokani. The population is estimated at 3,093 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Key facts — Shiker
- LGD code
- 524877
- Pincode
- 394620
- Post office
- Vankaner (SR)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,623
- Population (projected 2026)
- 3,093
- Households
- 618
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 981
- Literacy rate
- 53.5%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Bardoli
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Vyara
- Member of Parliament
- Parbhubhai Vasava
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Mohan Kokani
- Block / Mandal
- Valod
- Nearest PHC
- S B Clinic (24.7 km)
- Nearest railway station
- Dosvada (14.2 km)
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 394620
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View all 39+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)