About Sikandarpur Village

Sikandarpur is a mid sized village in Wazirganj tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,173, made up of 575 males and 598 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,040 females per 1000 males. The village covers 123 hectares hectares.

Sikandarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sikandarpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Wazirganj
Area (hectares)	123 hectares
Population	1,173
Male Population	575
Female Population	598
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,040
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sikandarpur compares

By the 2011 count Sikandarpur is the 63rd largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,607 residents. Its 123 hectares work out to about 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Sikandarpur

Sikandarpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sikandarpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sikandarpur from other places

Sikandarpur lies about 27 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Jamuawan, about 2.9 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Sikandarpur
Nearest railway station	Jamuawan	2.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Wazirganj	4.7 km
Nearest town	Hisua	15 km
District headquarters	Gaya	27 km

Villages closest to Sikandarpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Wazirganj tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Sikandarpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Sikandarpur village had a population of 1,173. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,607 residents.

Sikandarpur village has 575 males and 598 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sikandarpur has about 1040 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 952.

Sikandarpur covers 123 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sikandarpur falls under Wazirganj tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sikandarpur is Jamuawan, about 2.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sikandarpur.

Sikandarpur is about 27 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sikandarpur is in Wazirganj tehsil of Gaya district. Jamuawan is about 2.9 km away. Wazirganj is about 4.7 km away. Hisua is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.