About Sikandra Village

Sikandra is a mid sized village in Belchhi tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,269, made up of 653 males and 616 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 97 hectares hectares.

Sikandra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sikandra village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Patna
Tehsil	Belchhi
Area (hectares)	97 hectares
Population	1,269
Male Population	653
Female Population	616
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	943
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 17th largest of the 24 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,757 residents. Its 97 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 well above the tehsil average of 903.

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 115 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Bashuachak Halt, about 18 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	Bashuachak Halt	18 km
Nearest town	Jamūī	20 km
Tehsil headquarters	Belchhi	25 km
District headquarters	Patna	115 km

Villages closest to Sikandra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Belchhi 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 1,269. That makes it the 17th largest of the 24 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,757 residents.

Sikandra village has 653 males and 616 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sikandra has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 903.

Sikandra covers 97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sikandra falls under Belchhi tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sikandra is Bashuachak Halt, about 18 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 115 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 Belchhi tehsil of Patna district. Bashuachak Halt is about 18 km away. Jamūī is about 20 km away. Belchhi is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.