About Sikandra Village

Sikandra is a mid sized village in Barh tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,333, made up of 733 males and 600 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 819 females per 1000 males. The village covers 91 hectares hectares.

Sikandra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sikandra village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Patna
Tehsil	Barh
Area (hectares)	91 hectares
Population	1,333
Male Population	733
Female Population	600
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	819
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sikandra compares

By the 2011 count Sikandra is the 34th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,532 residents. Its 91 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 870.

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 village. 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 58 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Achuara Halt, about 3.2 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 Sikandra
Nearest railway station	Achuara Halt	3.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Barh	6.2 km
Nearest town	Bārh	6.2 km
District headquarters	Patna	58 km

Villages closest to Sikandra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barh 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 1,333. That makes it the 34th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,532 residents.

Sikandra village has 733 males and 600 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sikandra has about 819 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 870.

Sikandra covers 91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sikandra falls under Barh tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sikandra is Achuara Halt, about 3.2 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Sikandra.

Sikandra is about 58 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sikandra is in Barh tehsil of Patna district. Achuara Halt is about 3.2 km away. Barh is about 6.2 km away. Bārh is about 6.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.