About Sikandra Village

Sikandra is a small village in Ratni Faridpur tehsil, in the district of Jehanabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 244, made up of 129 males and 115 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 26 hectares hectares.

Sikandra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sikandra village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Jehanabad
Tehsil	Ratni Faridpur
Area (hectares)	26 hectares
Population	244
Male Population	129
Female Population	115
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	891
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sikandra compares

By the 2011 count Sikandra is the 82nd largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,685 residents. Its 26 hectares work out to about 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Sikandra

Sikandra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sikandra as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Sikandra from other places

Sikandra lies about 14 km from Jehanabad, and the nearest railway station is Mira Bigha, about 12 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 Sikandra
Tehsil headquarters	Ratni Faridpur	2.0 km
Nearest railway station	Mira Bigha	12 km
Nearest town	Makhdumpur	14 km
District headquarters	Jehanabad	14 km

Villages closest to Sikandra

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.

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Common questions about Sikandra

As per the Census of India 2011, Sikandra village had a population of 244. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,685 residents.

Sikandra village has 129 males and 115 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sikandra has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 918.

Sikandra covers 26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Sikandra is Mira Bigha, about 12 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 village for Sikandra.

Sikandra 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.

Sikandra is in Ratni Faridpur tehsil of Jehanabad district. Ratni Faridpur is about 2.0 km away. Mira Bigha is about 12 km away. Makhdumpur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.