About Sikandara Kalan Village

Sikandara Kalan is a small village in Giriak tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 468, made up of 237 males and 231 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 36 hectares hectares.

Sikandara Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sikandara Kalan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nalanda
Tehsil	Giriak
Area (hectares)	36 hectares
Population	468
Male Population	237
Female Population	231
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	975
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 Sikandara Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Sikandara Kalan is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,421 residents. Its 36 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Sikandara Kalan

Sikandara Kalan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sikandara Kalan 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 Sikandara Kalan from other places

Sikandara Kalan lies about 26 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Karahdih, about 11 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 Sikandara Kalan
Tehsil headquarters	Giriak	under 2 km
Nearest town	Rājgīr	11 km
Nearest railway station	Karahdih	11 km
District headquarters	Nalanda	26 km

Villages closest to Sikandara Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Giriak 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 Sikandara Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Sikandara Kalan village had a population of 468. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,421 residents.

Sikandara Kalan village has 237 males and 231 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sikandara Kalan has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 942.

Sikandara Kalan covers 36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sikandara Kalan falls under Giriak tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sikandara Kalan is Karahdih, about 11 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 Sikandara Kalan.

Sikandara Kalan is about 26 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sikandara Kalan is in Giriak tehsil of Nalanda district. Giriak is about under 2 km away. Rājgīr is about 11 km away. Karahdih is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.