| Shikdamakha | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | India Assam#India |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Assam, India |
| Coordinates: | 25.9487°N 92.2237°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Assam |
| Subdivision Type2: | Region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Hamren |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | West Karbi Anglong district |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | English and Assamese |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Spoken |
| Demographics1 Info2: | Tiwa, Karbi, Khasi, English and Hindi |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 782413 |
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]
The word Shikdamakha in Tiwa language means 'hillocks of traps'. The local folklore suggests that ghost used to trap humans.
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 from the state capital Dispur-Guwahati[3] which can be accessed by road along National Highway 27 (India), a journey of about 2 hours 30 minutes through lush green hills.
As per 2011 Population Census report, Shikdamakha is a home to 103 households. 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.
On 25 September 2016, the Government of Assam and the Public Health Engineering Department (PHED) named Shikdamakha the cleanliness village in the state.[4] On 15 October 2016 the Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council (KAAC) declared Shikdamakha as the cleanest village of West Karbi Anglong district.[4] 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.[5]