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About Sikandarpur Village

Sikandarpur is a large village in Purnia East tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,616, made up of 1,326 males and 1,290 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 151 hectares hectares.

Sikandarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sikandarpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Purnia East
Area (hectares) 151 hectares
Population 2,616
Male Population 1,326
Female Population 1,290
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sikandarpur compares

By the 2011 count Sikandarpur is the 22nd largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,190 residents. Its 151 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Sikandarpur

Sikandarpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sikandarpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sikandarpur from other places

Sikandarpur lies about 9.1 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Purniya Junction, about 4.8 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
Nearest town Kasba 4.4 km
Nearest railway station Purniya Junction 4.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Purnia East 9.1 km
District headquarters Purnia 9.1 km

Villages closest to Sikandarpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Purnia East 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.

Common questions about Sikandarpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Sikandarpur village had a population of 2,616. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,190 residents.

Sikandarpur village has 1,326 males and 1,290 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sikandarpur has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 936.

Sikandarpur covers 151 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sikandarpur falls under Purnia East tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sikandarpur is Purniya Junction, about 4.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sikandarpur.

Sikandarpur is about 9.1 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sikandarpur is in Purnia East tehsil of Purnia district. Kasba is about 4.4 km away. Purniya Junction is about 4.8 km away. Purnia East is about 9.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hansadah (3.3 km), Mohankunda (3.5 km) and Singhia (3.7 km).

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

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