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About Sikandarpur Village

Sikandarpur is one of the larger villages in Ratni Faridpur tehsil, in the district of Jehanabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,567, made up of 3,398 males and 3,169 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 521 hectares hectares.

Sikandarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sikandarpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Jehanabad
Tehsil Ratni Faridpur
Area (hectares) 521 hectares
Population 6,567
Male Population 3,398
Female Population 3,169
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sikandarpur compares

By the 2011 count Sikandarpur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,685 residents. Its 521 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Sikandarpur

Sikandarpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sikandarpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 14 km from Jehanabad, and the nearest railway station is Tehta, about 10 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
Tehsil headquarters Ratni Faridpur 4.8 km
Nearest railway station Tehta 10 km
Nearest town Makhdumpur 11 km
District headquarters Jehanabad 14 km

Villages closest to Sikandarpur

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

Common questions about Sikandarpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Sikandarpur village had a population of 6,567. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,685 residents.

Sikandarpur village has 3,398 males and 3,169 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sikandarpur has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 918.

Sikandarpur covers 521 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sikandarpur falls under Ratni Faridpur tehsil of Jehanabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sikandarpur is Tehta, about 10 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 km distance for Sikandarpur.

Sikandarpur is about 14 km from Jehanabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sikandarpur is in Ratni Faridpur tehsil of Jehanabad district. Ratni Faridpur is about 4.8 km away. Tehta is about 10 km away. Makhdumpur is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhagwanpur (under 2 km), Pandaul (under 2 km) and Galimapur (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Sikandarpur today is likely to be higher.

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