About Sikandara Village

Sikandara is a large village in Dariapur tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,090, made up of 1,127 males and 963 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 854 females per 1000 males. The village covers 86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sikandara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sikandara village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Saran
Tehsil	Dariapur
Pincode	841105
Area (hectares)	86 hectares
Population	2,090
Male Population	1,127
Female Population	963
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	854
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 compares

By the 2011 count Sikandara is the 42nd largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,956 residents. Its 86 hectares work out to about 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Sikandara

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

Sikandara lies about 56 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Ara Junction, 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 Sikandara
Nearest town	Arrah	under 2 km
Nearest railway station	Ara Junction	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dariapur	3.8 km
District headquarters	Saran	56 km

Villages closest to Sikandara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sikandara village had a population of 2,090. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,956 residents.

Sikandara village has 1,127 males and 963 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sikandara has about 854 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Sikandara is 841105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sikandara covers 86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sikandara falls under Dariapur tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sikandara is Ara Junction, about under 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sikandara.

Sikandara is about 56 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sikandara is in Dariapur tehsil of Saran district. Arrah is about under 2 km away. Ara Junction is about under 2 km away. Dariapur is about 3.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.