About Sikandarpur Digpura Village

Sikandarpur Digpura is a large village in Rahui tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,939, made up of 2,054 males and 1,885 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 358 hectares hectares.

Sikandarpur Digpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sikandarpur Digpura village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nalanda
Tehsil	Rahui
Area (hectares)	358 hectares
Population	3,939
Male Population	2,054
Female Population	1,885
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	918
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Sikandarpur Digpura compares

By the 2011 count Sikandarpur Digpura is the 14th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,391 residents. Its 358 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Sikandarpur Digpura

Sikandarpur Digpura is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Sikandarpur Digpura as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sikandarpur Digpura from other places

Sikandarpur Digpura lies about 13 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Dekpura Halt, about under 2 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 Digpura
Nearest railway station	Dekpura Halt	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Rahui	3.0 km
Nearest town	Bihār Sharīf	5.8 km
District headquarters	Nalanda	13 km

Villages closest to Sikandarpur Digpura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rahui 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 Digpura

As per the Census of India 2011, Sikandarpur Digpura village had a population of 3,939. That makes it the 14th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,391 residents.

Sikandarpur Digpura village has 2,054 males and 1,885 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sikandarpur Digpura has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 958.

Sikandarpur Digpura covers 358 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sikandarpur Digpura falls under Rahui tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sikandarpur Digpura is Dekpura Halt, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Sikandarpur Digpura.

Sikandarpur Digpura is about 13 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sikandarpur Digpura is in Rahui tehsil of Nalanda district. Dekpura Halt is about under 2 km away. Rahui is about 3.0 km away. Bihār Sharīf is about 5.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sherpur (under 2 km), Itasan Bhadwa (under 2 km) and Amba (under 2 km).

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